1. Vanessa saved $60 at the end of every month for 5 years in her bank account...
Question:
1. Vanessa saved $60 at the end of every month for 5 years in her bank account that earned 3.30% compounded monthly.
a. What is the accumulated value of her savings at the end of 5 years?
Round to the nearest cent
b. What is the interest earned over the 5 year period?
Round to the nearest cent
2. Calculate the amount of money Corey had to deposit in an investment fund growing at an interest rate of 3.50% compounded annually, to provide her daughter with $13,000 at the end of every year, for 2 years, throughout undergraduate studies.
Round to the nearest cent
3. Ian planned to buy a house but could afford to pay only $14,000 at the end of every 6 months for a mortgage with an interest rate of 3.40% compounded semi-annually for 30 years. She paid $21,500 as a down payment.
a. What was the maximum amount she could afford to pay for a house?
Round to the nearest cent
b. What was her total amount spent for the house through the mortgage period including the downpayment (not taking the time-value of money into account)?
Round to the nearest cent
c. What was the total amount of interest paid through the mortgage period?
Round to the nearest cent
Contemporary Business Mathematics with Canadian Applications
ISBN: 978-0133052312
10th edition
Authors: S. A. Hummelbrunner, Kelly Halliday, K. Suzanne Coombs