You are planning on having your first child next month and your parents have told you that they are going to open an account with $3,000 on the day your child is born. The money is to be used for college. You plan to also put $1,500 of your own money into the same account on the day your child is born, and then another $1,500 into the account each year on your child's birthday, through his/her 18th birthday. If the account averages an 8% annual return, what will the account balance be on your child's 18th birthday? Please use appropriate excel formula and show how you arrived at your answer.

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You are planning on having your first child next month and your parents have told you that they are going to open an account with $3,000 on the day your child is born. The money is to be used for college.

You plan to also put $1,500 of your own money into the same account on the day your child is born, and then another $1,500 into the account each year on your child's birthday, through his/her 18th birthday.

If the account averages an 8% annual return, what will the account balance be on your child's 18th birthday?

Please use appropriate excel formula and show how you arrived at your answer. 

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