document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205150>Question 1205150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You deposit  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What will the value of the account be in  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "25years? ____<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) How much money in total will you deposit into the account?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) How much total interest will you earn? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You deposit $300 at the end of each month into an account earning 8% interest <BR>\n" );
document.write( "compounded monthly. Answer the following questions. Round answers to the nearest cent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) What will the value of the account be in 25 years?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) How much money in total will you deposit into the account?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) How much total interest will you earn?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is a classic Ordinary Annuity saving plan. The general formula is \r\n" );
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document.write( "    FV = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%2A%28%28%281%2Br%29%5En-1%29%2Fr%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%2A%28%28%281%2Br%29%5En-1%29%2Fr%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,    (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "where  FV is the future value of the account;  P is your monthly payment (deposit); \r\n" );
document.write( "r is the monthly percentage yield presented as a decimal; \r\n" );
document.write( "n is the number of deposits (= the number of years multiplied by 12, in this case).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Under the given conditions, P = 300;  r = 0.08/12;  n = 12*25 = 300.  \r\n" );
document.write( "So, according to the formula (1), you get at the end of the 25-th year\r\n" );
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document.write( "    FV = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%2A%28%28%281%2B0.08%2F12%29%5E%2812%2A25%29-1%29%2F%28%280.08%2F12%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%2A%28%28%281%2B0.08%2F12%29%5E%2812%2A25%29-1%29%2F%28%280.08%2F12%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=300%2A%28%28%281%2B0.08%2F12%29%5E300-1%29%2F%28%280.08%2F12%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"300%2A%28%28%281%2B0.08%2F12%29%5E300-1%29%2F%28%280.08%2F12%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = $285,307.92.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Note that you deposit only  12*25*$300 = $90,000.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "The rest, $285,307.92 - $90,000 = $195307.9184 is what the account earns/accumulates in 25 years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "On Ordinary Annuity saving plans, &nbsp;see the lessons\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Sequences-and-series/Ordinary-Annuity-saving-plans-and-geometric-progressions.lesson>Ordinary Annuity saving plans and geometric progressions</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Sequences-and-series/Solved-problem-on-Ordinary-Annuity-saving-plans.lesson>Solved problems on Ordinary Annuity saving plans</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The lessons contain &nbsp;EVERYTHING &nbsp;you need to know about this subject, &nbsp;in clear and compact form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you learn from these lessons, &nbsp;you will be able to do similar calculations in semi-automatic mode.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To make such complicated calculations as they are in this problem,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you should have/use an appropriate calculator for such long formulas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ideal choice is MS Excel, if you have it in your computer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you write a formula in a text editor, copy-paste it <BR>\n" );
document.write( "into an Excel work-sheet cell and click \"enter\" - the result is ready <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have no MS Excel in your computer, you may find similar <BR>\n" );
document.write( "free of charge calculators in the Internet. One such calculator is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "www.desmos.com/calculator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It allows you to do the same thing: you write a formula in a text editor, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "copy-paste it into this calculator and click \"enter\" - the result is ready <BR>\n" );
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