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Sean will need $5,500 to go on holidays in 5 years' time. He decides to deposit $1,000 into a savings account at the end of every year for the next 5 years. This savings account pays 7.5% p.a. interest compounded annually. Will Sean have enough money to go on holidays?
Future value of anuity = P * [(1+R)^N -1]/R
Where, P = Payment
R = Rate of interest per period
N = Number of periods
So, Future value of annuity
= 1000 * [(1+7.5%)^5-1]/7.5%
= 1000 * [(1.075)^5 -1]/0.075
= 1000 * (1.43562932617 -1)/0.075
= 1000 * 5.8083910156
Future value of
annuity = 5808.839
The Future value of deposits is higher than Vacation cost, so, yes,
he will able to go to vacations.