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You would like to buy a retirement home in Florence, Italy in 5 years. The type of home you want to buy currently costs $538,108, but you expect the price to rise at 3% per year for the next 5 years.
If your investments earn 5.21% APR compounded annually (nominal), how much do you have to invest in years 1 to 5 to be able to purchase your retirement home?
We use the formula:
A=P(1+r/100)^n
where
A=future value
P=present value
r=rate of interest
n=time period.
Future value of home=538,108*(1.03)^5
=538,108*1.15927407
=$623814.651
Future value of annuity=Annuity[(1+rate)^time period-1]/rate
623814.651=Annuity[(1.0521)^5-1]/0.0521
623814.651=Annuity*5.54885857
Annuity=623814.651/5.54885857
=$112422.16(Approx)