You wish to have $4,000 in 2 years to buy a fancy new stereo system. How much should you deposit each quarter into an account paying 8% compounded quarterly? Round your answer to the nearest penny.

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Answer:

amount deposit each quarter is $3413.96

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

amount required = $4000

time period (t)  = 2 years

rate (r)  = 8% = 0.08

to find out

How much amount deposit each quarter principal, principal  

solution

we know compound interest formula and we know 4 quarters in 1 year so n = 4

amount = principal [tex](1 + r/n)^{nt}[/tex]

here put all these value amount rate time period and find the principal amount

principal = amount /  [tex](1 + r/n)^{nt}[/tex]

principal = 4000 /  [tex](1 + 0.08/4)^{8}[/tex]

principal =  3413.96

amount deposit each quarter is $3413.96

The person should deposit [tex]\boxed{\$\bf 342}[/tex].

Further explanation:

Annuity can be defined as the series of payment made in equal interval of time.

There are mainly two types of annuity.

1. Annuity advance.

2. Annuity arrear

Given:

The person wishes to have [tex]\$\ 3000[/tex] in [tex]2[/tex] years to buy a fancy new stereo system.

Formula used:

The formula for the future value of annuity is given as,

[tex]\boxed{FV=C\left[\dfrac{(1+i)^{n}-1}{i}\right](1+i)}[/tex]             …… (1)

Here, [tex]i[/tex] is the interest rate, [tex]FV[/tex] is the future value, [tex]C[/tex] is the payment size and [tex]n[/tex] is the number of cash flow.

Calculation:

Consider the quarterly payment as [tex]C[/tex].

The amount after [tex]2[/tex] year is [tex]\$ 3000[/tex]. Therefore, the future value is [tex]\$ 3000[/tex].

Interest rate for [tex]8%[/tex] compounded quarterly is calculated as shown below:

[tex]\begin{aligned}i&=\dfrac{0.08}{4}\\&=0.02\end{aligned}[/tex]  

To calculate the value of [tex]C[/tex] substitute [tex]0.02[/tex] for [tex]i[/tex], [tex]8[/tex] for [tex]n[/tex] and [tex]3000[/tex] for [tex]FV[/tex] in equation (1) as shown below:

[tex]\begin{aligned}3000&=C\left[\dfrac{(1+0.02)^{8}-1}{0.02}\right](1+0.02)\\C\left[\dfrac{(1+0.02)^{8}-1}{0.02}\right]&=\dfrac{3000}{1.02}\\C\left[\dfrac{1.172-2}{0.02}\right]&=2941.17\\C\cdot (0.172)&=2941.17\times 0.02\\C&=\dfrac{58.823}{0.172}\\C&\approx342\end{aligned}[/tex]

 

Therefore, the person should deposit [tex]\boxed{\bf \$342}[/tex] each quarter in to an account paying [tex]8\%[/tex] compounded quarterly.

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Answer details:

Grade: Middle school

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Compound interest

Keywords: Compounded quarterly, account, deposit, future value, interest rate, fancy, stereo system, annuity, level annuity, arrear, annuity advance, annuity arrear.

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