Aziz and Bo are planning a big graduation party for their friends in exactly four years. They decide to invest some money today to cover the costs of the party. Both determine they will receive an APR of 3% from their investments and need $10 000 to cover the costs, but Aziz’s investment compounds monthly while Bo’s compounds weekly.If PA is the initial value of Aziz’s investment, PB is the initial value of Bo’s investment, and both aim to finance the party with the least amount of capital, what is the relationship between PA and PB? Namely, is PA > PB, PB > PA, are they equal, or can they not be compared? Give a brief explanation of your answe

Justin and Kennedy are saving for their daughter Aliyah's college education. Aliyah just turned 10 (at t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). College tuition and expenses at State U. are currently $15,000 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 2.5% a year. Aliyah should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. Tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11). So far, Justin and Kennedy have accumulated $10,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). Their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,500 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). Then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. They expect their investment account to earn 8%. How large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover Aliyah's anticipated college costs? a. $5,960.00 b.…

Matt plans to start his own business once he graduates from college. He plans to save $2,000 every six months for the next four years. If his savings earn 8% annually (or 4% every six months), determine how much he will save by the end of the fourth year. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Jamie Lee and Ross agree that by accomplishing their short goals, they can budget $5,000 a year towards their long-term investment goals. They are estimating that with the allocations recommended by their financial advisor, they will see an average of 7 percent on their investments. The triplets will begin college in 15 years and will need $100,000 for tuition. Using the Time Value of Money calculations, decide if Jamie Lee and Ross will be on track to reaching their long-term financial goals of having enough money from their investments to pay the triplets’ tuition.

Amanda and Zack are saving for their first child. They know he/she will be expensive and would like an extra $5000 in the bank when the baby comes. Amanda and Zack are not planning to have a baby for at least 3 years. They found a savings account that will earn 4.7% interest compounded quarterly. How much money should they invest to be financially prepared for their first child? Round to the nearest dollar.

You have an older borther who plans to marry his long time gf after 6 years. The couple estimated that they need P 1 000 000 for their wedding 6 yearsrs from now. They plan to save the same amount of money each year starting the end of this year in order to cover the wedding expenses. If they can invest their money in an instrument thay yields 5% annually how much do they need to save every year?

Two friends, Alysha and Betty, are planning for their retirement. Both are 20 years old and plan on retiring in 40 years with $1,000,000 each. Betty plans on making annual deposits beginning in one year (total of 40 deposits) while Alysha plans on waiting and then depositing twice as much as Betty deposits. If both can earn 4.20 percent per year, how long can Alysha wait before she has to start making her deposits? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 125. Do not round your intermediate calculations.) Alysha can wait for years