Retirement planningPersonal Finance ProblemHal Thomas, a 25-year-old college graduate, wishes to retire at age 60.

To supplement other sources of retirement income, he can deposit $2,400 each year into a tax-deferred individual retirement arrangement (IRA). The IRA will earn a return of

12% over the next 35 years

.a.If Hal makes annual end-of-year $2,400 deposits into the IRA, how much will he have accumulated by the end of his 60th year?

b.If Hal decides to wait until age 35 to begin making annual end-of-year $2,400 deposits into the IRA, how much will he have accumulated by the end of his 60th year?

c.Using your findings in parts a and b, which of the following options better describes the impact of delaying making deposits into the IRA for 10 years (age 25 to age 35)

on the amount accumulated by the end of Hal's 60th year?

By delaying the deposits by 10 years, Hal is incurring a significant opportunity cost. This cost is due to both the lost deposits of $24,000 ($2,400 times 10 yrs.) and the lost compounding of interest on all of the money for 10 years. By delaying the deposits by 10 years, Hal is having a large capital gain. This gain is due to both the saved deposits of $24,000 times 10

yrs.) and the gained compounding of interest on all of the money not deposited for 10 years.

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(Round to the nearest cent.)c.

Using your findings in parts a and b, which of the following options better describes the impact of delaying making deposits into the IRA for 10 years (age 25

to ageBy delaying the deposits by 10 years, Hal is incurring a significant opportunity cost. This cost is due to both the lost deposits of

$24 comma 00024,000

($2 comma 4002,400 times 10

yrs.) and the lost compounding of interest on all of the money for 10 years. By delaying the deposits by 10 years, Hal is having a large capital gain. This gain is due to both the saved deposits of

$24 comma 00024,000

($2 comma 4002,400 times 10

yrs.) and the gained compounding of interest on all of the money not deposited for 10 years.