Imagine you are a financial advisor to Valerie VanNess. Ms. VanNess wants to retire in 25 years. She wants to start saving an annual amount at the end of each year until she retires. She expects to live for another 20 years after she retires. During retirement she wants to withdraw $15,000 at the start of each year from a savings account. She can earn 10% per year on balances in this savings account a. How much will Ms. VanNess have to deposit in the savings account at the end of each year for the next 25 years, if the interest rate is 10%, compounded annually? b. How would the yearly deposits be changed if Ms Van Ness expects her cat to live for another five years after her death, and she wants to leave an amount in an account that will be used to pay the cat sitter $5500 at the start of each year, for those five years. (Draw a new timeline, or add to your timeline above).

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Imagine you are a financial advisor to Valerie VanNess. Ms. VanNess wants to retire in 25
years. She wants to start saving an annual amount at the end of each year until she retires. She
expects to live for another 20 years after she retires. During retirement she wants to withdraw
$15,000 at the start of each year from a savings account. She can earn 10% per year on
balances in this savings account
a. How much will Ms. VanNess have to deposit in the savings account at the end of each
year for the next 25 years, if the interest rate is 10%, compounded annually?
b. How would the yearly deposits be changed if Ms VanNess expects her cat to live for
another five years after her death, and she wants to leave an amount in an account that
will be used to pay the cat sitter $5500 at the start of each year, for those five years.
(Draw a new timeline, or add to your timeline above).
Transcribed Image Text:Imagine you are a financial advisor to Valerie VanNess. Ms. VanNess wants to retire in 25 years. She wants to start saving an annual amount at the end of each year until she retires. She expects to live for another 20 years after she retires. During retirement she wants to withdraw $15,000 at the start of each year from a savings account. She can earn 10% per year on balances in this savings account a. How much will Ms. VanNess have to deposit in the savings account at the end of each year for the next 25 years, if the interest rate is 10%, compounded annually? b. How would the yearly deposits be changed if Ms VanNess expects her cat to live for another five years after her death, and she wants to leave an amount in an account that will be used to pay the cat sitter $5500 at the start of each year, for those five years. (Draw a new timeline, or add to your timeline above).
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