You want to buy a car without going into debt. You are budgeting $58,796 for the purchase price and you want to make the purchase in 5 years. You think you can earn 9.79% per year on any savings you generate between now and the car purchase. How much will you have to deposit at the end of each month in order for you to be able to pay cash for that car in 5 years?

a. You need $17,000 in five years but you only have $12,000 now. At what interest rate must you invest the money assuming the interest is compounded annually? b. You have a $20,000 note payable which is due in three years. How much money must you put into a savings account today in order to have enough money to pay off the debt on time assuming your savings account earns 3% interest compounded annually? c. You put $2,750 into an account earnings 4% interest compounded QUARTERLY. How much will be in this account at the end of 4 YEARS? d. In question “b." above, if you leave he money in the account for one more YEAR, how much more interest will you earn in that additional year (Year 5)? e. How long will it take to double $2,000 to $4,000 assuming you invest the $2,000 into an account earning 7% interest compounded annually?

You want to buy a new car. You can afford payments of $200 per month and can borrow the money at an interest rate of 3.1% compounded monthly for 5 years. How much are you able to borrow? How much interest do you pay?

You need to have $18,000 to pay for your car in 7 years. How much do you need to deposit today in a bank that pays 5% interest, compounded annually, in order to achieve your goal?