1) Find the time required for an investment of $7,000 to grow to $12,000 at an interest rate of 9% per year, compounded monthly. Give your answer accurate to 2 decimal places.
_______ years
2) How much would you need to deposit in an account now in order to have $3,000 in the account in 10 years? Assume the account earns 5% interest compounded monthly.
$_________
3) Find the time required for an investment of $3,000 to grow to $14,000 at an interest rate of 8% per year, compounded monthly. Give your answer accurate to 2 decimal places.
______ years
4) Use the compound interest formula,
A(t) = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)
An account is opened with an initial deposit of $8,500 and earns 3.5% interest compounded semi-annually. Round all answers to the nearest dollar.
a) What will the account be worth in 15 years? $
b) What if the interest were compounding monthly? $
c) What if the interest were compounded daily (assume 365 days in a year)?