Suppose you have a child and want to make sure that you have enough money to pay for their college. They were born today, will attend college 19 years from today, the tuition they will pay will increase from its present level of $10,800 per year (at ISU) at the rate of 2% per year, and you have an instrument available to you that will earn 6% per year. How much do you have to put into that instrument today to pay for four years of school? Show your work.

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Suppose you have a child and want to make sure that you have enough money to pay for their college.
They were born today, will attend college 19 years from today, the tuition they will pay will increase from
its present level of $10,800 per year (at ISU) at the rate of 2% per year, and you have an instrument
available to you that will earn 6% per year. How much do you have to put into that instrument today to
pay for four years of school? Show your work.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you have a child and want to make sure that you have enough money to pay for their college. They were born today, will attend college 19 years from today, the tuition they will pay will increase from its present level of $10,800 per year (at ISU) at the rate of 2% per year, and you have an instrument available to you that will earn 6% per year. How much do you have to put into that instrument today to pay for four years of school? Show your work.
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