Re: Simple Compound Interest Calculation Question + [bonus question]
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First Question,
N=2.06
I=7.6
PV=-3,000
FV=3,488.63
Bonus
N=12
I=9
PV=2000
PMT=700
FV=19,723.83
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Thank you for your reply. I've been told that the first cannot be done without being told how to handle the fraction year interest: simple or compound. So the question was ambiguous.
As for the bonus question, I agree with your calculations: $19723.83 through a variety of methods. The book kept saying “16,667.15.” And I know they didn’t accumulate $1300 in their work [The split the initial $2000 deposit to $1300 and $700 ($700 to include in the annuity).
There are a lot of bad questions and answers in this book. Time to throw it away.
Garland
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