Assume that you contribute $5,000 per year to a retirement plan for 20 years. Then you are able to increase the contribution to $7,500 per year for another 20 years. Given an 8.0 percent interest rate, what is the value of your retirement plan after 40 years? Hint: This is equivalent to saving $5,000 each year for 40 years (from year 1 to year 40 ) and $2,500 each year for 20 years (from year 21 to year 40 ) $1,455,270 $1,409,688 $1,492,875 $1,411,904 Assume that you contribute $5,000 per year to a retirement plan for 20 years. Then you are able to increase the contribution to $7,500 per year for another 20 years. Given an 8.0 percent interest rate, what is the value of your retirement plan after 40 years? Hint: This is equivalent to saving $5,000 each year for 40 years (from year 1 to year 40 ) and $2,500 each year for 20 years (from year 21 to year 40 ) $1,455,270 $1,409,688 $1,492,875 $1,411,904