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A recent alumnus of your university gifted two million dollars to the school to fund annual scholarships for needy students. The school expects to earn an average rate of return of 5.0 percent on the gift and to use all annual earnings for scholarships. What is the annual amount available for distribution as scholarships?
Group of answer choices
$40,000,000
$100,000
$20,000,000
$10,000,000
$50,000
Answer; $100,000
Explanation:
Gift amount = $2,000,000
Deposit amount = full gift amount i.e. $2,000,000
Interest rate on deposit = 5% per annum
Earnings on deposit amount = 2,000,000 x 5% = $100,000
Scholarship distribution = all earnings on deposit
Amount available for distribution = $100,000
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