(A) Which would be the better way to invest $1,000: at 9% simple interest for 10 years,...

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(A) Which would be the better way to invest $1,000: at 9% simple interest for 10 years, or at 7% compounded monthly for 10 years?

(B) Explain why the graph of future value as a function of time is a straight line for simple interest, but for compound interest the graph curves upward (see Fig. 7).

Figure 7 Future value ($) 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 2 Compound interest 414 4 6 Time (years) 8 Simple

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Finite Mathematics For Business Economics Life Sciences And Social Sciences

ISBN: 9780134862620

14th Edition

Authors: Raymond Barnett, Michael Ziegler, Karl Byleen, Christopher Stocker

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