Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Part 2:
An amount of $1000 is invested into an account that pays 5% per annum
compound interest. Interest is compounded monthly.
1 Calculate the amount of interest paid after the first month.
2 Find the value of the investment after the first month.
3 Continue this process for the second and third months.
4 What do you notice about this sequence? What sort of sequence is it?
5 Write the general formula that can be used to find the amount of the
investment after 2 months.
6 Use your formula to calculate the value of investment after two years.
7 Compare your answers from the final question of each part. Which
investment is worth more; the simple interest or the compound
interest?
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Transcribed Image Text:Part 2: An amount of $1000 is invested into an account that pays 5% per annum compound interest. Interest is compounded monthly. 1 Calculate the amount of interest paid after the first month. 2 Find the value of the investment after the first month. 3 Continue this process for the second and third months. 4 What do you notice about this sequence? What sort of sequence is it? 5 Write the general formula that can be used to find the amount of the investment after 2 months. 6 Use your formula to calculate the value of investment after two years. 7 Compare your answers from the final question of each part. Which investment is worth more; the simple interest or the compound interest?
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