Assume that you contribute $5,000 per year to a retirement plan for 20 years. Then you are able to increase the contribution to $7,500 per year for another 20 years. Given an 8.0 percent interest rate, what is the value of your retirement plan after 40 years? Hint: This is equivalent to saving $5,000 each year for 40 years (from year 1 to year 40) and $2,500 each year for 20 years (from year 21 to year 40) O $$1,492,875 O $1,411,904 O $1,409,688 O $$1,455,270

Assume that you contribute $5,000 per year to a retirement plan for 20 years. Then you are able to increase the contribution to $7,500 per year for another 20 years. Given an 8.0 percent interest rate, what is the value of your retirement plan after 40 years? Hint: This is equivalent to saving $5,000 each year for 40 years (from year 1 to year 40) and $2,500 each year for 20 years (from year 21 to year 40) O $$1,492,875 O $1,411,904 O $1,409,688 O $$1,455,270

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

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