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12.Larry decide to begin saving towards the purchase of a backup generator in 5 years. If he puts $2,000 at the beginning of each of the next 5 years in a savings account paying 9 percent compounded quarterly, how much will you accumulate after 5 years? Note: You are only making 5 payments, and the first payment is today. a. $11,636.23 b. $13,046.67 c. $11,969.42 d. $12,043.17 e. $13,164.19
Annual interest rate = 9%, Compounded Quarterly
Quarterly interest rate = 9%/4 = 2.25%
Effective annual interest rate = EAR = (1+2.25%)4 - 1 = 0.0930833187890623 = 9.30833187890623%
Larry puts 2,000 at the beginning of the next 5 years. Following table shows the cash flow in different years
time period | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Deposit | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
First cash flow occurs now [at t=0], C1 = 2000
Future value of C1 at [t=5 years] = C1*(1+EAR)5 = 2000*(1+ 9.30833187890623%)5 = 3121.01840136943
2. Second cash flow occurs at [t=1], C2 = 2000
Future value of C2 at [t=5 years] = C2*(1+EAR)4 = 2000*(1+ 9.30833187890623%)4 = 2855.24291490145
3. Third cash flow occurs at [t=2], C3 = 2000
Future value of C3 at [t=5 years] = C3*(1+EAR)3 = 2000*(1+ 9.30833187890623%)3 = 2612.09997977513
4. Fourth cash flow occurs at [t=3], C4 = 2000
Future value of C4 at [t=5 years] = C4*(1+EAR)2 = 2000*(1+ 9.30833187890623%)2 = 2389.66228362982
5. Fifth cash flow occurs at [t=5], C5 = 2000
Future value of C5 at [t=5 years] = C5*(1+EAR)1 = 2000*(1+9.3083% 9.30833187890623%)1 = 2186.16663757812
Total value of the future = Fututre value of C1 + Fututre value of C2 + Fututre value of C3 + Fututre value of C4 + Fututre value of C5 = 3121.01840136943+2855.24291490145+ 2612.09997977513 + 2389.66228362982 + 2186.16663757812 = 13164.190217254
time period | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Deposit | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | |
Future Value at t=5 | 3121.01840 | 2855.24291 | 2612.09998 | 2389.66228 | 2186.16664 |
Answer -> e. 13164.19