SOLUTION: YOU HAVE $1,000,000. GROWING AT 2.75% PER YEAR AND WITHDRAWING 4% PER YEAR, HOW MUCH MONEY WILL YOU HAVE IN 25 YEARS

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Question 1170218: YOU HAVE $1,000,000. GROWING AT 2.75% PER YEAR AND WITHDRAWING 4% PER YEAR, HOW MUCH MONEY WILL YOU HAVE IN 25 YEARS
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we start with the amount X dollars at the beginning of the year, then at the end of the year 

the amount will be  X + 0.0275*X - 0.04*X = 0.9875X.


So, the amount after n years is the exponential function


    Future value (n) = 1000000%2A0.9875%5En.


In 25 years


    Future value (25) = 1000000%2A0.9875%5E25 = 730,176.09  dollars.    ANSWER