Suppose you are a manager for a certain company. You earn $50,000 per year and are in the 28% federal income tax bracket. Each year you contribute $5,500 tax free to your individual retirement account, IRA. The account earns 6% annual interest. In addition, the amount of tax that you save each year by making these "pre-tax" contributions is invested in a taxable aggressive growth mutual fund averaging 17%. (a) How much tax do you save (in $) each year by making the retirement fund contributions? $ 1540 (b) Using Table 12-1, much will the retirement fund be worth (in $) in 30 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) $ 434,820.02 (c) Although the income from this investment is taxable each year, using Table 12-1, how much will the "tax savings" fund be worth (in $) in 30 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
Suppose you are a manager for a certain company. You earn $50,000 per year and are in the 28% federal income tax bracket. Each year you contribute $5,500 tax free to your individual retirement account, IRA. The account earns 6% annual interest. In addition, the amount of tax that you save each year by making these "pre-tax" contributions is invested in a taxable aggressive growth mutual fund averaging 17%. (a) How much tax do you save (in $) each year by making the retirement fund contributions? $ 1540 (b) Using Table 12-1, much will the retirement fund be worth (in $) in 30 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) $ 434,820.02 (c) Although the income from this investment is taxable each year, using Table 12-1, how much will the "tax savings" fund be worth (in $) in 30 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose you are a manager for a certain company. You earn $50,000 per year and are in the 28% federal income tax bracket.
Each year you contribute $5,500 tax free to your individual retirement account, IRA. The account earns 6% annual interest. In
addition, the amount of tax that you save each year by making these "pre-tax" contributions is invested in a taxable aggressive
growth mutual fund averaging 17%.
(a) How much tax do you save (in $) each year by making the retirement fund contributions?
$ 1540
(b) Using Table 12-1, much will the retirement fund be worth (in $) in 30 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
$ 434,820.02
(c) Although the income from this investment is taxable each year, using Table 12-1, how much will the "tax savings" fund be
worth (in $) in 30 years? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
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