Suppose that Ramos contributes $5000/year into a traditional IRA earning interest at the rate of 2%/year compounded
Question:
Suppose that Ramos contributes $5000/year into a traditional IRA earning interest at the rate of 2%/year compounded annually, every year after age 37 until his retirement at age 67. At the same time, his wife Vanessa deposits $3500/year (the amount after paying taxes at the rate of 30%) into a Roth IRA earning interest at the same rate as that of Ramos. Suppose that Ramos withdraws his investment upon retirement at age 67 and that his investment is then taxed at 30%. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)
(a)
How much will Ramos's investment be worth (after taxes) at that time?
$
(b)
How much will Vanessa's investment be worth at that time?
$
Finite Mathematics and Its Applications
ISBN: 978-0134768632
12th edition
Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair