Find the value of your retirement account after 35 years
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter7: Percents
Section7.7: Simple And Compound Interest
Problem 16E
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![Your employer automatically puts 5 percent of your
salary into a 401(k) retirement account each year.
The account earns 10% interest. Suppose you just got
the job, your starting salary is $45000, and you
expect to receive a 3% raise each year.
For simplicity, assume that interest earned and your
raises are given as nominal rates and compound
continuously.
Find the value of your retirement account after 35
years
Value = $](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc167378a-6772-4355-bdb0-a5fec1af8d0e%2F4e4ca0a8-b9a0-494b-807d-668183e2ecdb%2Fnt083q5_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Your employer automatically puts 5 percent of your
salary into a 401(k) retirement account each year.
The account earns 10% interest. Suppose you just got
the job, your starting salary is $45000, and you
expect to receive a 3% raise each year.
For simplicity, assume that interest earned and your
raises are given as nominal rates and compound
continuously.
Find the value of your retirement account after 35
years
Value = $
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