Chester hopes to earn $1200 in interest in 2.5years time from $60,000 that he has available to invest. To decide if it's feasible to do this by investing in an account that compounds monthly, he needs to determine the annual interest rate such an account would have to offer for him to meet his goal. What would the annual rate of interest have to be?

Chester hopes to earn $1200 in interest in 2.5years time from $60,000 that he has available to invest. To decide if it's feasible to do this by investing in an account that compounds monthly, he needs to determine the annual interest rate such an account would have to offer for him to meet his goal. What would the annual rate of interest have to be?

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337690881

Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Publisher:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

ChapterA3: Time Value Of Money

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7CE

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