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$10,000 is used to purchase an appropriate size annuity that
has level annual payments for 15 years. The price of the annuity is
based on an effective annual rate of 12%. As each payment is
received, it is put into a fund that earns an effective annual rate
of 6.4%. |
(a) | Determine the accumulated value of the investment at the end of 15 years. |
(b) | If the $10,000 were put into a fund that was to produce the same final value after 15 years, what annual effective rate would that fund have to offer? |
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