Tala McLouf, a 21-year-old BBA graduate, likes to plan for her future ahead, and would like to save $47.50 every week for her retirement later on. At the end of each year, Tala would invest her total accumulated savings into an account at the local credit union paying her a yearly interest rate of 8.25%. How much money will Tala be able to save per year?   How much money will Tala have saved when she reaches 55 years old?   How much would Tala have saved by the time she is 60 years old, if she starts investing for her retirement at the age of 40 after paying off the mortgage for her house in Los Angeles?

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  • Tala McLouf, a 21-year-old BBA graduate, likes to plan for her future ahead, and would like to save $47.50 every week for her retirement later on.
  • At the end of each year, Tala would invest her total accumulated savings into an account at the local credit union paying her a yearly interest rate of 8.25%.
  1. How much money will Tala be able to save per year?

 

  1. How much money will Tala have saved when she reaches 55 years old?

 

  1. How much would Tala have saved by the time she is 60 years old, if she starts investing for her retirement at the age of 40 after paying off the mortgage for her house in Los Angeles?                                             

 

Even if Tala starts saving at 40, she would still like to have the same amount of money in her account when she is 60 as she would have had, had she started saving back when she was 21.                    

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