INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING
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Author: GORDON
Publisher: RENT PEARS
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Present Value of a Single Sum, Calculating Time Period. Christina Aguilera decides to invest $352,480 today in a fund that will earn 6% annual interest compounded annually. How many years will it take her to earn $500,000?
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