You are planning on buying a new vehicle in 5 years after you receive your PhD. You plan on  spending $35,600 for the car. Even though you are still in school. You think you can put some money  aside each year because you work as a lab assistant and have a well-paying summer job. Your EGM  320 instructor said you could consider an interest rate of 6.5% each year as the market interest rate.  How much do you have to set aside each year to have the amount of cash to pay for the car?

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 You are planning on buying a new vehicle in 5 years after you receive your PhD. You plan on 
spending $35,600 for the car. Even though you are still in school. You think you can put some money 
aside each year because you work as a lab assistant and have a well-paying summer job. Your EGM 
320 instructor said you could consider an interest rate of 6.5% each year as the market interest rate. 
How much do you have to set aside each year to have the amount of cash to pay for the car?

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