You're looking forward to retiring in a few years, and you hope that you will have enough in your retirement account to provide you with $1,700 per month for 20 years.  Assuming a return of 4.15%, how much do you need in your account when you retire? Group of answer choices $406,589.00 $276,912.00 $391,742.68 $634,138.80

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You're looking forward to retiring in a few years, and you hope that you will have enough in your retirement account to provide you with $1,700 per month for 20 years.  Assuming a return of 4.15%, how much do you need in your account when you retire?
Group of answer choices
$406,589.00
$276,912.00
$391,742.68
$634,138.80
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Introduction

The concept of the time value of money states that the current worth of money is more than its value in the future.

The present value of annuity refers to the current value of some pre-defined amounts at regular time intervals at a particular interest rate.

The future value of an annuity refers to the value of some predefined amount paid at regular intervals for a fixed period at a particular interest rate.

Given:

The monthly amount to withdraw is $1,700

The interest rate is 4.15%

The time period is 20 years.

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