Your parents have given you $2,500 a year before your graduation so that you can take a

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Your parents have given you $2,500 a year before your graduation so that you can take a trip when you graduate. You wisely decide to invest the money in a bank CD that pays 8% interest. You know that the trip costs $2,600 right now and that inflation for the year is predicted to be 3%. Will you have enough money in a year to purchase the trip? Show your calculations.