Questions: Suppose that you earned a bachelor's degree and now you're teaching high school. The school district offers teachers the opportunity to take a year off to earn a master's degree. To achieve this goal, you deposit 4000 at the end of each year in an annuity that pays 6% compounded annually.
Formulas
In the following formulas, P is the deposit made at the end of each compounding period, r is the annual interest rate of the annuity in decimal form, n is the number of compounding periods per year, and A is the value of the annuity after t years.
A = (P[(1+r)^t - 1])/r
A = (P[(1 + (r/n))^(nt) - 1])/(r/n)
P = (A(r/n))/[(1 + (r/n))^(nt) - 1]
In the following formulas, P is the principal amount deposited into an account, r is the annual interest rate in decimal form, n is the number of compounding periods per year, and A is the future value of the account after t years.
A = P(1+r)^t
A = P(1 + (r/n))^(nt)
a. After 5 years, you will have approximately .
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest dollar as needed.)
b. The interest is approximately .
(Use the answer from part a to find this answer.)
Transcript text: Suppose that you earned a bachelor's degree and now you're teaching high school. The school district offers teachers the opportunity to take a year off to earn a master's degree. To achieve this goal, you deposit $\$ 4000$ at the end of each year in an annuity that pays $6 \%$ compounded annually.
Formulas
In the following formulas, P is the deposit made at the end of each compounding period, $r$ is the annual interest rate of the annuity in decimal form, n is the number of compounding periods per year, and A is the value of the annuity after $t$ years.
\[
A=\frac{P\left[(1+r)^{t}-1\right]}{r} \quad A=\frac{P\left[\left(1+\frac{r}{n}\right)^{n t}-1\right]}{\left(\frac{r}{n}\right)} \quad P=\frac{A\left(\frac{r}{n}\right)}{\left[\left(1+\frac{r}{n}\right)^{n t}-1\right]}
\]
In the following formulas, $P$ is the principal amount deposited into an account, $r$ is the annual interest rate in decimal form, n is the number of compounding periods per year, and $A$ is the future value of the account after $t$ years.
\[
A=P(1+r)^{t} \quad A=P\left(1+\frac{r}{n}\right)^{n t}
\]
a. After 5 years, you will have approximately \$ $\square$ .
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest dollar as needed.)
b. The interest is approximately $\$$ $\square$ .
(Use the answer from part a to find this answer.)
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Calculate the Future Value (FV) of the annuity
The future value of an annuity can be calculated using the formula:
$$ FV = P \times \left( \frac{(1 + r)^n - 1}{r} \right) $$
Substituting the given values: \(P = 4000\), \(r = 0.06\), and \(n = 5\), we get:
$$ FV = 4000 \times \left( \frac{(1 + 0.06)^5 - 1}{0.06} \right) = 22548 $$
Step 2: Calculate the Total Interest Earned
The total interest earned can be calculated by subtracting the total amount deposited from the future value of the annuity.
$$ \text{{Total Interest}} = FV - (P \times n) $$
Substituting the calculated future value and given values: \(FV = 22548\), \(P = 4000\), and \(n = 5\), we get:
$$ \text{Total Interest} = 22548 - (4000 \times 5) = 2548 $$
Final Answer
The future value of the annuity is 22548 and the total interest earned over the period is 2548.