Connect 1 Semester Access Card for Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Connect 1 Semester Access Card for Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259128547
Author: Fred Phillips Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter AC, Problem AC.8ME
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To compute: The future value of an annuity.

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Question Content Area Use the present value and future value tables to answer the following questions. A. If you would like to accumulate $2,500 over the next 3 years when the interest rate is 15%, how much do you need to deposit in the account? $fill in the blank 1 B. If you place $6,300 in a savings account, how much will you have at the end of 8 years with a 12% interest rate? $fill in the blank 2 C. You invest $9,000 per year for 9 years at 12% interest, how much will you have at the end of 9 years? $fill in the blank 3 D. You win the lottery and can either receive $740,000 as a lump sum or $60,000 per year for 19 years. Assuming you can earn 8% interest, which do you recommend and why? Please round off answers
Future value of an annuity Using the values below, answer the questions that follow. (Click on the icon here 9 in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a spreadsheet.) Amount of annuity Interest rate Deposit period (years) $6,000 8% 10 a. Calculate the future value of the annuity, assuming that it is (1) An ordinary annuity. (2) An annuity due. b. Compare your findings in parts a(1) and a(2). All else being identical, which type of annuity-ordinary or annuity due-is preferable as an investment? Explain why. ..... a. (1) The future value of the ordinary annuity is $ (Round to the nearest cent.) (2) The future value of the annuity due is $ (Round to the nearest cent.) b. Compare your findings in parts a(1) and a(2). All else being identical, which type of annuity is preferable as an investment? (Select the best answer below.) Ordinary annuity, because it yields a greater future value. Annuity due, because it yields a greater future value.
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