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An employee earns a salary of $78,000 per year for 2 years. Each year she makes a contribution to her traditional 401k in the amount of 5.50% of annual salary. There is no company match. Her return on investment is 4% annually. Assume contributions are made on January 1st of each year and her tax rate is 32%. What is the total value of tax savings (including interest on tax savings) from traditional 401k contributions at the end of 2 years?

a. $1485

b. $2913

c. $2855

d. $2746

8. What is the dollar cost average price over a 6 month period given the following information:

Annual gross salary= $50,000

Month 1,2 and 3 contribution rate as a % of monthly gross salary = 3%

Month 4,5, and 6 contribution rate as a % of monthly gross salary = 4.5%

Monthly contributions are used to purchase a security at the below prices.

Security Prices:

Month Price

1 27.45

2 27.34

3 28.00

4 28.60

5 30.00

6 22.90

a. $27.38

b. $27.11

c. $10.42

d. $27.19

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