Fatzamatah is a simple person, so he only invests in simple interest accounts. At the end of 10 years he wants to have $50,000 in his bank account. He can get an annual interest rate of 5% from the bank for 10 years.   How much money (Principal) must he put down (at t = 0) to accrue a future value of $50000 in 10 years? Calculate his net earnings (I) over the 10 years.

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Fatzamatah is a simple person, so he only invests in simple interest accounts. At the end of 10 years he wants to have $50,000 in his bank account. He can get an annual interest rate of 5% from the bank for 10 years. 

  1.  How much money (Principal) must he put down (at t = 0) to accrue a future value of $50000 in 10 years?
  2. Calculate his net earnings (I) over the 10 years.
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