Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Compound Interest - Exercises - Page 142: 21

Answer

$FV-PV=\$ 268.99$

Work Step by Step

The future value of an investment of $\\\\$ PV=1,000 dollars earning interest $\\$ at an annual rate of r=$6\%=0.06\\$ compounded (reinvested) m$=4$ times per year$\\$ for a period of t$=4$ years is$\\$ $FV=PV(1+\displaystyle \frac{r}{m})^{mt}\\$ $=1,000(1+\displaystyle \frac{0.06}{4})^{4\cdot 4}\approx$1268.98554765$\\$ rounded to the nearest cent: $FV=\$ 1,268.99\\$ The account will have grown by$\\$ $FV-PV=\$ 268.99$
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