part 1

When Jamal graduated from college recently, his parents gave him $1,000 and told him to use it wisely. Jamal decided to use the money to start a retirement account. After doing some research about different options, he put the entire amount into a tax-deferred IRA that pays 11 percent interest, compounded annually. Calculate how much money Jamal will have in his IRA at the end of 10 years, assuming that the interest rate remains the same and that he does not deposit any additional money. Use Exhibit 1-A. (Round time value factor to 3 decimal places and answer to the nearest whole number.)

2

You have $50,000 in your retirement fund that is earning 5.5 percent per year, compounded quarterly. How many dollars in withdrawals per month would reduce this nest egg to zero in 20 years? (Use Exhibit 18-16)