Emma wants to donate $1,000,000 to establish a fund to provide an annual scholarship in perpetuity. The fund will earn an interest rate of j4=5% p.a. effective and the first scholarship will be first awarded 2.5 years after the date of the donation. (a) What is the amount of the annual scholarship (rounded to two decimal places)?

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Emma wants to donate $1,000,000 to establish a fund to provide an annual scholarship in perpetuity. The fund will earn an interest rate of j4=5% p.a. effective and the first scholarship will be first awarded 2.5 years after the date of the donation.

(a) What is the amount of the annual scholarship (rounded to two decimal places)?

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thank you for responding! one question though, where does the 1.5 years come from?

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