(Solving for

i)

Kirk Van Houten, who has been married for

21

years, would like to buy his wife an expensive diamond ring with a platinum setting on their 30-year wedding anniversary. Assume that the cost of the ring will be

$13,000

in

9

years. Kirk currently has

$4,513

to invest. What annual rate of return must Kirk earn on his investment to accumulate enough money to pay for the ring

he annual rate of return Kirk must earn on his investment to accumulate enough money to pay for the ring is

enter your response here%.

(Round to two decimal places.)