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What future amount of money will be accumulated 10 years from now by investing $1500 now plus $5500 4 years from now at 6% interest compounded semi-annually?
$1500 is invested now (t = 0) and 5500 is invested 4 years from now (t = 4 or semi-annual period of 8). This cash flow is shown using the below table:
Semi-annual period | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Cash flow | 1500 | 5500 |
Semi-annual interest rate = r = 6%/2 = 3%Annual imterest rate = 6%
Since it is a semi-annual compound interest So, cash flow at the end of 4 years happens at the semi-annual period of 8 (4*2)
Total no. of semi-annual periods = n = 10*2 = 20
We need to calculate the future value of cash flows at t=0 and t= 4, 10 years from now
Future value of $1500 at [t = 10 or n = 20] is given by FV1 = 1500*(1+3%)20 = 2709.1669
Future value of $5500 at [t = 10 or n = 20] is given by FV2 = 5500*(1+3%)12 = 7841.6849
Total value at the end of 10 years = FV1+FV2 = 2709.1669 + 7841.6849 = 10550.8517
Answer -> 10550.85 (Rounded to 2 decimal places)