Gwen has just bought solar panels to power a climate control system for her greenhouse. The panels cost $4,000 and will reduce the electrical bills by $200 a month. How long will it take her to recoup her investment in the panels if she can earn a 12% interest rate compounded monthly?

Rachel has a SMART goal to save for the next 7 years to purchase a $100,000 boat. She currently earns $125,000 a year. Her financial advisor believes that she can earn 4% APY on her account. If Rachel plans to save 10% of her monthly income every year, will that allow her to save enough for the boat in her time horizon?

Angela wishes to buy a boat in five years that presently costs $150,000. She expects the cost of the boat to increase due to inflation by 3% per year for the next two years and 4% per year the following three years. She also wants to spend $50,000 per year for 6 years beginning at the end of 10 years from today. How much must she save each year for the next 5 years if she can earn 6% on her investments?   a. $66,302.67   b. $64,347.13   c. $65,946.95   d. $61,349.81   e. None of these are correct

Dusty would like to buy a new car in six years. He currently has $15,000 saved. He’s considering buying a car for around $19,000 but would like to add a Turbo engine to increase the car’s performance. This would increase the price of the car to $23,000. If Dusty can earn 9% interest, compounded annually, will he be able to get a car with a Turbo engine in six years?

Sofia plans to save for next two years. She plans to put away $1000 every 6 months starting 6 months from now. What will be the value of her savings after two years if her savings accounts earns at a rate of 8% compounded semi- annually?