SOLUTION: If a merchant deposits $2,000 annually at the end of each tax year in an IRA account paying interest at the rate of 8%/year compounded annually, how much will she have in her accou

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Question 1038356: If a merchant deposits $2,000 annually at the end of each tax year in an IRA account paying interest at the rate of 8%/year compounded annually, how much will she have in her account at the end of 15 yr? Round your answer to hundredth.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Finance is not my strong point, but I can
plug data into a formula, so I found one
that seems to apply to this problem on
the Dr. Math website ( highly recommend )
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+P+=+M%28+%28+1+%2B+i%2Fq+%29%5E%28n%2Aq%29+-+1+%29%2A%28+q%2Fi+%29+
+M+=+2000+
+i+=+.08+
+q+=+1+
+n+=+15+
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+P+=+2000%2A%28+%28+1+%2B+.08%2F1+%29%5E%2815%2A1%29+-+1+%29%2A%28+1%2F.08+%29+
+P+=+2000%2A%28+1.08%5E15+-+1+%29%2A%28+1%2F.08+%29+
+P+=+2000%2A%28+3.17217+-+1+%29%2A%28+1%2F.08+%29+
+P+=+2000%2A2.17217%2A%28+1%2F.08+%29+
+P+=+4344.33823%2F.08+
+P+=+54304.23+
She has $54,304.23 in her account after 15 yrs
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DEFINITELY get a 2nd opinion on this. It's
the 1st time I ever used this formula. ( Compound
interest with regular deposits )
Hope I got it!