3-57 Bart wishes to tour the country with his friends. To do this, he is saving money...

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3-57 Bart wishes to tour the country with his friends. To do this, he is saving money for a bus.

(a) How much money must Bart deposit in a savings account paying 8% nominal annual interest, com pounded continuously, in order to have $8000 in 41/2 years?

(b) A friend offers to repay Bart $8000 in 41/2 years if Bart gives him $5000 now. Assuming contin uous compounding, what is the nominal annual interest rate of this offer?

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Engineering Economic Analysis

ISBN: 9780357419687

11th Edition

Authors: Donald Newnan, Ted Eschenbach, Jerome Lavelle

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