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(Compound value) Stanford Simmons, who recently sold his
Porsche, placed $8,400 in a savings account paying annual compound
interest of 7 percent.
a. Calculate the amount of money that will have accrued if he
leaves the money in the bank for 2, 5, and 15 years.
b. If he moves his money into an account that pays 9 percent or one
that pays 11 percent, rework part (a) using these new interest
rates.
c. What conclusions can you draw about the relationship between
interest rates, time, and future sums from the calculations you
have completed in this problem?
(Future value) Giancarlo Stanton hit 3434 home runs in 2014. If his home-run output grew at a rate of 1313 percent per year, what would it have been over the following 5 years?
a. Giancarlo Stanton hit 3434 home runs in 2014. If his home-run output grew at a rate of 1313 percent per year, what would it have been in 2015?