Ms. Lloyd, who is 25 and expects to retire at age 60, has just been hired by the Chambers Corporation. Ms. Lloyd's current salary is $30,000 per year, but her wages are expected to increase by 5 percent annually over the next 35 years. The firm has a defined benefit pension plan in which workers receive 2 percent of their final year's wages for each year of employment. Assume a world of certainty. Further, assume that all payments occur at year-end. What is Ms. Lloyd's expected annual retirement benefit, rounded to the nearest thousands of dollars? a. $116,000 b. $35,000 c. $89,000 d. $57,000 e. $132,000

Ms. Lloyd, who is 25 and expects to retire at age 60, has just been hired by the Chambers Corporation. Ms. Lloyd's current salary is $30,000 per year, but her wages are expected to increase by 5 percent annually over the next 35 years. The firm has a defined benefit pension plan in which workers receive 2 percent of their final year's wages for each year of employment. Assume a world of certainty. Further, assume that all payments occur at year-end. What is Ms. Lloyd's expected annual retirement benefit, rounded to the nearest thousands of dollars? a. $116,000 b. $35,000 c. $89,000 d. $57,000 e. $132,000

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Chapter14: Planning For Retirement

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