Answer each of the following independent questions. Ignore personal income taxes. Use Appendix A for...
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Answer each of the following independent questions. Ignore personal income taxes. Use Appendix A for your reference. (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
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1. Suppose you invest $4,100 in an account bearing interest at the rate of 10 percent per year. What will be the future value of your investment in five years? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
The future value of the investment
2. Your best friend won the state lottery and has offered to give you $11,600 in four years, after he has made his first million dollars. You figure that if you had the money today, you could invest it at 8 percent annual interest. What is the present value of your friends future gift? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
The present value of the gift
3. In four years, you would like to buy a small cabin in the mountains. You estimate that the property will cost you $68,500 when you are ready to buy. How much money would you need to invest each year in an account bearing interest at the rate of 4 percent per year in order to accumulate the $68,500 purchase price? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Required investment per year
4. You have estimated that your educational expenses over the next four years will be $14,600 per year. How much money do you need in your account now in order to withdraw the required amount each year? Your account bears interest at 6 percent per year.(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)