Trent and Dottie Turner have a new grandchild, Brenda. They want to create a trust fund for her that will yield $270,000 on her 24th birthday. a) What lump sum would they have to deposit now at 5.7%, compounded continuously, to achieve $270,000? b)Trent and Dottie decide instead to invest a constant money stream of R(t) dollars per year. Find R(t) such that the accumulated future value of the continuous money stream is $270,000, assuming an interest rate of 5.7%,compounded continuously.
Trent and Dottie Turner have a new grandchild, Brenda. They want to create a trust fund for her that will yield $270,000 on her 24th birthday. a) What lump sum would they have to deposit now at 5.7%, compounded continuously, to achieve $270,000? b)Trent and Dottie decide instead to invest a constant money stream of R(t) dollars per year. Find R(t) such that the accumulated future value of the continuous money stream is $270,000, assuming an interest rate of 5.7%,compounded continuously.
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Chapter11: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
Section11.2: Applications Of Exponential Functions
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Trent and Dottie Turner have a new grandchild, Brenda. They want to create a trust fund for
her that will yield $270,000 on her 24th birthday.
a) What lump sum would they have to deposit now at 5.7%, compounded continuously, to achieve $270,000?
b)Trent and Dottie decide instead to invest a constant money stream of R(t) dollars per year. Find R(t) such that the accumulated future value of the continuous money stream is $270,000, assuming an interest rate of 5.7%,compounded continuously.
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