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When I was considering what to do with my $10,000 lottery winnings, my broker suggested that I invest half of it in gold, the value of which was growing by 8% per year, and the other half in certificates of deposit (CDs), which were yielding 2% per year, compounded every 6 months. Assuming that these rates are sustained, how much will my investment be worth in 13 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
Formual to calculate Future value | |||||||||
Future value | Investment amount*(1+r)^(n) | ||||||||
where r is the interest rate and n is the number of years of investment | |||||||||
We would first calculate the value of $5000 invested in gold having interest rate of 8% per year | |||||||||
Future value of gold investment | 5000*(1+0.08)^13 | ||||||||
Future value of gold investment | 5000*(1.08^13) | ||||||||
Future value of gold investment | $13,598.12 | ||||||||
Future value of investment made in Certificate of deposits | |||||||||
The yield rate is compounded every 6 months and so we would use yield of 1% per six months with number of payments being 26 (13*2) | |||||||||
Future value of CD's | 5000*(1+0.01)^26 | ||||||||
Future value of CD's | 5000*(1.01)^26 | ||||||||
Future value of CD's | $6,476.28 | ||||||||
Total investment would be worth | 13598.12+6476.28 | ||||||||
Total investment would be worth | $20,074.40 | ||||||||
Therefore the investment would be worth $20,074.40 in 13 years | |||||||||