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I am planning to invest $1,000 at the end of each month to my daughter’s college (starting at the end of this month) fund that earns a 12% annual rate of return compounded monthly. Assuming that she starts college in exactly 5 years and she will spend 4 years in college, how much tuition can she afford to pay at the beginning of each of her 4 years in college? (Round to nearest dollar)
Select one:
a. $24,008
b. $24,205
c. $26,888
d. $27,275
e. None of the above.
Calculating Future Value of Deposit at the start of college,
Using TVM Calculation,
FV = [PV = 0, PMT = 1,000, N = 60, I = 0.12/12]
FV = $81,669.67
Now,
EAR = (1 + 0.12/12)12 - 1 = 12.68%
Calculating Annual Payment,
Using TVM Calculation,
PMT = BEG[PV = 81,669.67, FV = 0, N = 4, I = 0.1268]
PMT = $24,205
Annual Payment = $24,205