Assume that you can invest to earn a stated annual rate of return of 12 percent, but where interest is compounded semi-annually. If you make 20 consecutive semi-annual deposits of $500 each, with the first deposit being made today, what will your balance be at the end of Year 20? Group of answer choices $52,821.19 $57,900.83 $58,988.19 $62,527.47 $64,131.50

You are planning to make monthly deposits of $70 into a retirement account that pays 11 percent interest compounded monthly. If your first deposit will be made one month from now, how large will your retirement account be in 24 years? Multiple Choice O $93,189.59 O $98,094.30 O $102,999.02 O $1,177,131.62 O $85,826.29

Many assets provide a series of cash inflows over time; and many obligations require a series of payments. When the payments are equal and are made at fixed intervals, the series is an annuity. There are three types of annuities: (1) Ordinary (deferred) annuity, (2) Annuity due, and (3) Growing annuity. One can find a annuity's future and present values, the interest rate built into annuity contracts, and the length of time it takes to reach a financial goal using an annuity. Growing annuities are often used in the area of financial planning. Their analysis is more complex and often easier solved using a financial spreadsheet, so we will limit our discussion here to the first two types of annuities. The future value of an ordinary annuity, FVAN, is the total amount one would have at the end of the annuity period if each payment (PMT) were invested at a given interest rate and held to the end of the annuity period. The equation is: Each payment of an annuity due is compounded for one…

In planning for your retirement, you would like to withdraw $50,000 per year for 17 years. The first withdrawal will occur 20 years from today. Click here to access the TVM Factor Table Calculator Part a Your answer is incorrect. What amount must you invest today if your return is 10% per year? $ Round entry to the nearest dollar. Tolerance is 14. II