Carla Lopez deposits $3,700 a year into her retirement account. If these funds have an average earning of 9 percent over the 40 years until her retirement, what will be the value of her retirement account?
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The formula for the future value of an annuity is: FV = P * [(1 + r)^n - 1] / r where: FV is the future value of the annuity, P is the amount of each payment, r is the interest rate per period, and n is the number of periods. In this case, Carla is making Show more…
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