You want to have no less than a million dollars in the bank when you retire. You think you can save $5,000 this year, and increase that by 2% every subsequent year, in a bank that offers you 5% interest. If you make your first deposit in a year's time, how many years will it be from now before you can retire? OA. 42 B. 44 C. 41 OD. 43
You want to have no less than a million dollars in the bank when you retire. You think you can save $5,000 this year, and increase that by 2% every subsequent year, in a bank that offers you 5% interest. If you make your first deposit in a year's time, how many years will it be from now before you can retire? OA. 42 B. 44 C. 41 OD. 43
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![You want to have no less than a million dollars in the bank when you retire. You think you can save $5,000 this year, and
increase that by 2% every subsequent year, in a bank that offers you 5% interest. If you make your first deposit in
a year's time, how many years will it be from now before you can retire?
A. 42
B. 44
C. 41
D. 43](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9c73bf1a-d653-429e-9206-d9574fad0202%2F39b1ccb3-2fc9-4612-ba88-ec2fb406b344%2F05zx2tt_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:You want to have no less than a million dollars in the bank when you retire. You think you can save $5,000 this year, and
increase that by 2% every subsequent year, in a bank that offers you 5% interest. If you make your first deposit in
a year's time, how many years will it be from now before you can retire?
A. 42
B. 44
C. 41
D. 43
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