Assuming a conservative interest rate of 5.5%, how much would you need to save each year to reach $110,000 in 14 years? Round to the nearest $100. (Hint: Search online for a Future Value Calculator)

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Need help understanding the answer it says the answer is 5400 and that doesn't make sense to me. Also i have no idea what the 80-1 part of this formula is supposed to represent. It is talking about future value

### Financial Literacy Lesson: Calculating Annual Savings for Future Goals

**Scenario:**
Susie poses a question: "Assuming a conservative interest rate of 5.5%, how much would you need to save each year to reach $110,000 in 14 years? Round to the nearest $100. (Hint: Search online for a Future Value Calculator)"

Jamie Lee Jackson incorrectly answers with $0.

**Explanation and Correct Calculation:**
The text indicates that Jamie and Ross made an incorrect attempt to solve the problem. To determine how much they need to save per year if invested at 37%, they ended up with:
- **Savings per year**: $39
- **Interest rate**: 37%

The formula used is illustrated as follows:

**College Savings Goal** × **Interest Rate**
---------------------------------------------
 (1 + **Interest Rate**)^(**Years**) - 1

Plugging in the values:
\[
= \frac{35 \times 37\%}{(1 + 37\%)^3 - 1} = $39
\]

Finally, the **correct answer** for Susie’s initial scenario, properly calculated for the given conditions, is:

\[
\text{Correct Answer: } \$5,400
\]

This means Susie needs to save $5,400 each year at an interest rate of 5.5% to reach her goal of $110,000 in 14 years.
Transcribed Image Text:### Financial Literacy Lesson: Calculating Annual Savings for Future Goals **Scenario:** Susie poses a question: "Assuming a conservative interest rate of 5.5%, how much would you need to save each year to reach $110,000 in 14 years? Round to the nearest $100. (Hint: Search online for a Future Value Calculator)" Jamie Lee Jackson incorrectly answers with $0. **Explanation and Correct Calculation:** The text indicates that Jamie and Ross made an incorrect attempt to solve the problem. To determine how much they need to save per year if invested at 37%, they ended up with: - **Savings per year**: $39 - **Interest rate**: 37% The formula used is illustrated as follows: **College Savings Goal** × **Interest Rate** --------------------------------------------- (1 + **Interest Rate**)^(**Years**) - 1 Plugging in the values: \[ = \frac{35 \times 37\%}{(1 + 37\%)^3 - 1} = $39 \] Finally, the **correct answer** for Susie’s initial scenario, properly calculated for the given conditions, is: \[ \text{Correct Answer: } \$5,400 \] This means Susie needs to save $5,400 each year at an interest rate of 5.5% to reach her goal of $110,000 in 14 years.
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