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Belle and the Beast want to retire in 10 years and can save $2,000 every three months. They plan to deposit the money at the beginning of each quarter into an account paying 4% compounded quarterly.
How much will Belle and the Beast have in 10 years?
A/c balance after 10 years | (1+r)×P×[(1+r)^n-1]÷r | |
Here, | ||
A | Interest rate per annum | 4.00% |
B | Number of years | 10 |
C | Number of compoundings per per annum | 4 |
A÷C | Interest rate per period ( r) | 1.00% |
B×C | Number of periods (n) | 40 |
Payment per period (P) | $ 2,000 | |
A/c balance after 10 years | $ 98,750.47 | |
(1+1%)×2000×((1+1%)^40-1)÷1% |