A security that costs $89.90 will provide a return of 6.5 percent per year. If you want to keep the investment until it grows to a value of $143.8, how long will you have to keep it? (Hint: use log() function to solve for the number of years you have to keep it, and round the answe to the nearest whole number.)

A security that costs $89.90 will provide a return of 6.5 percent per year. If you want to keep the investment until it grows to a value of $143.8, how long will you have to keep it? (Hint: use log() function to solve for the number of years you have to keep it, and round the answe to the nearest whole number.)

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Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

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