Then answer the following questions: 1. It is your sixtieth birthday. You plan to work 5 more

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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

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