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6. You saved $15,000 each year starting at t=1 and going on until t=35. If your savings earn 9% per year over your working and retired life, how much would you have when you retire at t=35? If you withdraw $100,000 every year starting at t=36, how long will your savings last?
The question is solved by first calculating the future value of the savings at the end of the 35th year.
Information provided:
Annual saving= $15,000
Time= 35 years
Interest rate= 9%
The question is solved by calculating the future value of ordinary annuity.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the future value of ordinary annuity:
PMT= -15,000
N= 35
I/Y= 9
Press the CPT key and FV to compute the future value of ordinary annuity.
The value obtained is 3,235,661.32.
Therefore, I would save $3,235,661.32 at the end of the 35th year.
Next, the time till when the savings will last is computed.
Information provided:
Present value= 3,235,661.32
Annual withdrawal= 100,000
Interest rate= 9
The time till when the savings will last is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
PV= -3,235,661.32
PMT= 100,000
I/Y= 9
Press the CPT key and N to compute the time till when the savings will last.
The value obtained is 15.83.
Therefore, the savings will last for 15.83 years.
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