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

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  1. 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 answer.

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