Then answer the following questions: 1. It is your sixtieth birthday. You plan to work 5 more
Question:
Then answer the following questions:
1. It is your sixtieth birthday. You plan to work 5 more years before retiring. Then you want to spend $20,000 for a Mediterranean cruise. What lump sum do you have to invest now to accumulate the $20,000? Assume your minimum desired rate of return is as follows:
a.5%, compounded annually
b.10%, compounded annually
c.20%, compounded annually
2. You want to spend $5,000 on a vacation at the end of each of the next 5 years. What lump sum do you have to invest now to take the five vacations? Assume that your minimum desired rate of return is as follows:
a. 5%, compounded annually
b.10%, compounded annually
c. 20%, compounded annually
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Introduction to Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133251036
11th edition
Authors: Charles Horngren, Gary Sundem, John Elliott, Donna Philbrick