Susan Norman seeks your financial advice. She wants to know how long it will take her to become a millionaire. She tells you that she has ​$1,675 today and wants to invest it in an aggressive stock portfolio. The historical return on this type of investment is 19​% per year. How long will she have to wait if the ​$1,675 is the only amount she invests and she never withdraws from the market until she reaches her​ $1 million? ​ (Assume no taxes on the​ earnings.) What if the rate of return is only 17​% ​annually? What if the rate of return is only 8​% ​annually? How long will Susan have to wait to become a millionaire if she invests ​$1,675 today at an annual rate of return of 19​%?   nothing years ​ (Round to two decimal​ places.) How long will Susan have to wait to become a millionaire if she invests ​$1,675 today at an annual rate of return of 17​%?   nothing years  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) How long will Susan have to wait to become a millionaire if she invests ​$1,675 today at an annual rate of return of 8​%?   nothing years  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)

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Susan Norman seeks your financial advice. She wants to know how long it will take her to become a millionaire. She tells you that she has
​$1,675
today and wants to invest it in an aggressive stock portfolio. The historical return on this type of investment is
19​%
per year. How long will she have to wait if the
​$1,675
is the only amount she invests and she never withdraws from the market until she reaches her​ $1 million? ​ (Assume no taxes on the​ earnings.) What if the rate of return is only
17​%
​annually? What if the rate of return is only
8​%
​annually?
How long will Susan have to wait to become a millionaire if she invests
​$1,675
today at an annual rate of return of
19​%?
 
nothing
years ​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)
How long will Susan have to wait to become a millionaire if she invests
​$1,675
today at an annual rate of return of
17​%?
 
nothing
years  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
How long will Susan have to wait to become a millionaire if she invests
​$1,675
today at an annual rate of return of
8​%?
 
nothing
years  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
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