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Today you decide to invest $10,000 in an investment account that earns 2% every quarter. Five years from today $ ____________ will have accumulated in the account. (Round to the nearest penny.)
Investment = 10,000
Rate of return = 2% per quarter
Time = 5 years
Since we have quarter returns, hence, number of periods = Time * Number of period in one year = 5 * 4 = 20
We will use Future value formula and compound 10,000 20 times to 5 years at a rate of 2% per quarter
FV = PV * (1+ R)T
FV of 10,000 = 10,000 * (1+2%)20 = 10,000 * 1.4859474 = $ 14,859.47
Hence, the value of 10,000 today will be $ 14,859.47 5 years from now at a rate of 2% per quarter