You have just made your first $4,000 contribution to your retirement account. Assume you earn a return of11 percent and make no additional contributions. a. What will your account be worth when you retire in 40 years? Future value for starting now b. What will your account be worth if you wait 7 years before contributing? Future value if waiting 7 years

Suppose that you save for retirement by contributing the same amount each month from your 23 rd birthday until your 65th birthday, in a retirement account that pays a steady return of 7.5 percent compounded monthly?  Every month you save $100.

You want to retire at age 65. You decide to make a deposit to yourself at the end of each year into an account paying 3%, compounded annually. Assuming you are now 25 and can spare $1,400 per year, how much will you have when you retire at age 65? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)_____$

Suppose you want to have $500,000 for retirement in 25 years. Your account earns 9% interest. a) How much would you need to deposit in the account each month? b) How much interest will you earn?

2. (From section 6.2) You want to be able to withdraw $50,100 from your account each year for 20 years after you retire. You expect to retire in 35 years. If your investment account earns 5.5% interest, how much will you need to deposit into the account at the end of each year until you reach retirement to achieve your retirement goals? (a) The first part is finding how much we need to have in the account by the time we retire. Which formula will you use first? Circle one. Annuity Payout-Annuity (b) What are the following variables that we will need for the formula? PMT = n = t = r = A or Po = (c) Write the formula you will use with the numbers plugged in below. (d) Solve using your calculator or technology and round to two decimal places. Work is not required here. Write the answer here and state which variable you solved for. (e) Using your own words, describe what you found by solving the equation in terms of the word problem given.

You are planning to invest $2,000 in an account earning 12% per year for retirement. a. If you put the $2,000 in an account at age 23, and withdraw it 36 years later, how much will you have? b. If you wait 10 years before making the deposit, so that it stays in the account for only 26 years, how much will you have at the end? a. If you put the $2,000 in an account at age 23, and withdraw it 36 years later, how much will you have? In 36 years you would have $. (Round to the nearest cent.)

You would like to save $250,000 for retirement. If you are planning to retire 30 years from now, how much should you deposit each month into an account that pays 7.2% interest compounded monthly? What is the total interest earned? m

Suppose, again, that you want to retire at age 65 and to cover 25 years of regular, annual, $60,000 expenses, beginning on your 66th birthday, given 7% rates of return on your savings. a) What would be the present value of this amount on your 24th birthday? B) If you wanted to put an equal amount into your retirement account each year, beginning on your 25th birthday, and ending with the final payment on your 65th birthday, how much would you need to set aside each year?

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You begin saving for your retirement by investing $500, matched by your employer with $300 at the end of each month in your 401K account (or IRA). Assume your investment returns 10% per year. • How much will you have in 40 years when you retire?