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First City Bank pays 8 percent simple interest on its savings account balances, whereas Second City Bank pays 8 percent interest compounded annually.
If you made a $61,000 deposit in each bank, how much more money would you earn from your Second City Bank account at the end of 8 years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Difference in accounts =
First city bank:
Simple interest per year = Principal * Rate = 61000 * 8% = 4880
Interest earned for 8 years = 4880 *8 = 39040
Balance at end of 8 years = 61000 + 39040 = 100040
Second city bank:
Future value = Principal * (1+R)^N
= 61000 * (1+8%)^8
= 112906.74
Excess interest earned from investment in second city bank = 112906.74 - 100040 = 12866.74