Gerold invested $5,600 in an account that pays 5 percent simple interest. How much money will he have at the end of ten years?
Ending value = $5,600 + ($5,600 × .05 × 10) = $8,400
|
22.
|
Alex invested $10,500 in an account that pays 6 percent simple interest. How much money will he have at the end of four years?
Ending value = $10,500 + ($10,500 × .06 × 4) = $13,020
|
23.
|
You invested $1,400 in an account that pays 5 percent simple interest. How much more could you have earned over a 20-year period if the interest had compounded annually?
Simple interest = $1,400 + ($1,400 × .05 × 20) = $2,800
Annual compounding = $1,400 × (1.05)20 = $3,714.62 Difference = $3,714.62 - $2,800 = $914.62 |
24.
|
Travis invested $9,250 in an account that pays 6 percent simple interest. How much more could he have earned over a 7-year period if the interest had compounded annually?
Simple interest = $9,250 + ($9,250 × .06 × 7) = $13,135
Compound interest = $9,250 × (1 + .06)7 = $13,908.58 Difference = $13,908.58 - $13,135 = $773.58 |
No comments:
Post a Comment