Peter just got his drivers license, and he wants to buy a new sports car for $70,000.

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Peter just got his driver’s license, and he wants to buy a new sports car for $70,000. He has $3,000 to invest as a lump sum today. Peter is a conservative investor and he only invests in safe products. After approaching different banks, he is offered the following investment opportunities:
(1) River Bank’s savings account with an interest rate of 10.8% compounded monthly.
(2) First State Bank’s savings account with an interest rate of 11.5% compounded annually.
(3) Union Bank’s saving account with an interest rate of 9.3% compounded weekly. How long will it take for Peter to accumulate enough money to buy the car in each of the above three cases?

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Principles Of Managerial Finance

ISBN: 9781292018201

14th Global Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Chad J. Zutter

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