A chemical engineer who is smitten with wanderlust wants to build a reserve fund that will be

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A chemical engineer who is smitten with wanderlust wants to build a reserve fund that will be sufficient to permit her to take time off from work to travel around the world. Her goal is to save enough money over the next 3 years so that when she begins her trip, the amount she has accumulated will have the same buying power as $72,000 today. If she expects to earn a market rate of 12% per year on her investments and inflation averages 5% per year over the 3 years, how much must she save each year to reach her goal?

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Engineering economy

ISBN: 978-0073376301

7th Edition

Authors: Leland Blank, Anthony Tarquin

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