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Twins Jacob and Jacquelyn, graduated from college and started working in the family restaurant business at age 25. Each sibling developed their own plan to provide for their retirement. Both plans earned 10% annual return, and both siblings plan to retire at age 65. Jacquelyn started immediately, investing $3,500 per year for the next 10 years into an individual retirement account, and then makes no additional cash contributions into her IRA account. Jacob plans to wait 10 years until he is 35 to open his individual retirement account. Jacob's plan is to invest $3,500 each year for the remaining years until he retired at age 65.
What were Jacquelyn's out of pocket contributions to her retirement account?
What were Jacob's out of pocket contributions to his retirement account?
How much will Jacquelyn accumulate in her retirement account in total (cash investment and interest) by the time she is 65 years old?
How much will Jacob accumulate in his retirement account in total (cash investment and Interest) by the time he is 65 years old?