Your second cousin has just turned 30 years old, has just
received her master’s degree in
neurofinance and has accepted her first job. Now she must
decide how much money to put into
her retirement plan. The plan works as follows: Every dollar
in the plan is expected to earn 8%
per annum. She cannot make withdrawals until she retires on
her sixty-fifth birthday. After that
point, she can make withdrawals as she sees fit. She plans on
living to 100 years and working
until she turns 65. She estimates that to live comfortably in
retirement, she will need $120,000
every year starting at the end of the first year of retirement
and ending on her 100th birthday.
Assume that she will contribute the same amount to the plan at
the end of every year that she
works. The amount of money she would need to contribute each
year to fund her retirement is
closest to:
a) $7,475.
b) $8,116.
c) $8,207.
d) $8,817.