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The current cost of graduate school tuition is $19,203 per year. The cost of tuition is rising at 6% per year. You plan to attend graduate school for 3 years starting 4 years from now. How much do you have to invest today if your savings account earns 3.95% APR compounded annually to just fund your tuition?
Amount required after 4 years = Present value of all tuition fees
= 19203*(1.06)^4+19203*(1.06)^5/1.0395 + 19203*(1.06)^6/(1.0395)^2
= $74173.77
Hence, amount required to be invested today = Present value of amount required in future
= 74173.77/(1.0395)^4
= $63,526.13
Note: It has been assumed that the tuition payments will be made at the beginning of each year