Assume that you work at Walmart part-time during college. Your federal income taxes are $3849 this year and are expected to follow a geometric gradient series with increases of 5% per year through year 6, when you plan to complete graduate studies. Calculate the present worth of the tax series at i=11% per year.

Please answer using life-cycle problem. Suppose the interest rate is 5%, the income tax rate 35%, the tax rate on investment income is 20%, and the investment horizon 40 years. (a) What is the final payoff after tax if $100 pre-tax income is invested in a regular savings account? (b) What is the final payoff after tax if $100 pre-tax income is invested in a retirement account? (c) What is the final payoff after tax if $100 pre-tax income is invested in a Roth account?

Suppose you are a manager for a certain company. You earn $50,000 per year and are in the 28% federal income tax bracket. Each year you contribute $4,500 tax free to your individual retirement account, IRA. The account earns 6% annual interest. In addition, the amount of tax that you save each year by making these "pre-tax" contributions is invested in a taxable aggressive growth mutual fund averaging 16%. (a)How much tax do you save (in $) each year by making the retirement fund contributions? $  1260 (b)Using Table 12-1, much will the retirement fund be worth (in $) in 30 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) $ ?

Answer each of the following independent questions. Ignore personal income taxes. Use Appendix A for your reference. (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Required: 1. Suppose you invest $4,100 in an account bearing interest at the rate of 10 percent per year. What will be the future value of your investment in five years? 2. Your best friend won the state lottery and has offered to give you $11,600 in four years, after he has made his first million dollars. You figure that if you had the money today, you could invest it at 8 percent annual interest. What is the present value of your friend’s future gift? 3. In four years, you would like to buy a small cabin in the mountains. You estimate that the property will cost you $68,500 when you are ready to buy. How much money would you need to invest each year in an account bearing interest at the rate of 4 percent per year in order to accumulate the $68,500 purchase price? 4. You have estimated that your educational expenses…

Total expenses for a year at college will be $9,000. You plan to pay $2,600 from your savings and finance the rest at a 5% simple interest. If you make 12 equal payments in one year, how much is each?

Answer each of the following independent questions. Ignore personal income taxes. Required: 1. Suppose you invest $4,000 in an account bearing interest at the rate of 12 percent per year. Complete the table to show how your accumulation grows each year to equal $7,896.00 after six years. 2. You have estimated that your educational expenses over the next three years will be $14,500 per year. Your account bears interest at 9 percent per year. Complete the table given below to show that $36,699.50 is the amount you need to fund your educational expenses. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Suppose you invest $4,000 in an account bearing interest at the rate of 12 percent per year. Complete the table to show how your accumulation grows each year to equal $7,896.00 after six years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Year Beginning Balance Interest 1 2 3 4 5 6 End Balance