document.write( "Question 1173154: A person wants to deposit $10,000 per year for 6 years. If interest is earned at the rate of
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document.write( "10 percent per year, compute the amount to which the deposits will grow by the end of the 6 years if:
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document.write( "(a) Deposits of $10,000 are made at the end of each year with interest compounded annually.
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document.write( "(b) Deposits of $5,000 are made at the end of each 6-month period with interest com pounded semiannually.
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document.write( "(e) Deposits of $2,500 are made at the end of every quarter with interest compounded \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #850754 by CPhill(1959)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's break down each scenario and calculate the future value of the deposits:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**(a) Annual Deposits of $10,000**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **Deposit (PMT):** $10,000 \n" ); document.write( "* **Interest Rate (r):** 10% or 0.10 \n" ); document.write( "* **Number of Years (n):** 6 \n" ); document.write( "* **Compounding:** Annually\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We'll use the future value of an ordinary annuity formula:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "FV = PMT * [((1 + r)^n - 1) / r]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "FV = $10,000 * [((1 + 0.10)^6 - 1) / 0.10] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $10,000 * [(1.10^6 - 1) / 0.10] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $10,000 * [(1.771561 - 1) / 0.10] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $10,000 * [0.771561 / 0.10] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $10,000 * 7.71561 \n" ); document.write( "FV = $77,156.10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**(b) Semi-annual Deposits of $5,000**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **Deposit (PMT):** $5,000 \n" ); document.write( "* **Annual Interest Rate (r):** 10% or 0.10 \n" ); document.write( "* **Semi-annual Interest Rate (i):** 0.10 / 2 = 0.05 \n" ); document.write( "* **Number of Years (n):** 6 \n" ); document.write( "* **Number of Periods (N):** 6 * 2 = 12 \n" ); document.write( "* **Compounding:** Semi-annually\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "FV = PMT * [((1 + i)^N - 1) / i]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "FV = $5,000 * [((1 + 0.05)^12 - 1) / 0.05] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $5,000 * [(1.05^12 - 1) / 0.05] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $5,000 * [(1.795856 - 1) / 0.05] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $5,000 * [0.795856 / 0.05] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $5,000 * 15.917127 \n" ); document.write( "FV = $79,585.64\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**(c) Quarterly Deposits of $2,500**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **Deposit (PMT):** $2,500 \n" ); document.write( "* **Annual Interest Rate (r):** 10% or 0.10 \n" ); document.write( "* **Quarterly Interest Rate (i):** 0.10 / 4 = 0.025 \n" ); document.write( "* **Number of Years (n):** 6 \n" ); document.write( "* **Number of Periods (N):** 6 * 4 = 24 \n" ); document.write( "* **Compounding:** Quarterly\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "FV = PMT * [((1 + i)^N - 1) / i]\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "FV = $2,500 * [((1 + 0.025)^24 - 1) / 0.025] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $2,500 * [(1.025^24 - 1) / 0.025] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $2,500 * [(1.808734 - 1) / 0.025] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $2,500 * [0.808734 / 0.025] \n" ); document.write( "FV = $2,500 * 32.34936 \n" ); document.write( "FV = $80,873.40\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**Summary**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **(a)** $77,156.10 \n" ); document.write( "* **(b)** $79,585.64 \n" ); document.write( "* **(c)** $80,873.40 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |