You plan on supplementing your income. You would like to withdraw a monthly salary of $1,205.78 from an account paying 5.5% interest, compounded monthly. Determine the amount needed in the account such that you can withdraw the needed amount at the end of each month for 5 years. Round to the nearest cent.
a. $83,055.12
b. $63,415.33
c. $
72,346.00
d. $63,126.00

Verified Answer :

d.$63,126.00 I think haha

Answer:

Option d - $63,126.00

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : You would like to withdraw a monthly salary of $1,205.78 from an account paying 5.5% interest, compounded monthly.

To find : Determine the amount needed in the account such that you can withdraw the needed amount at the end of each month for 5 years?

Solution :

Applying formula of monthly payment ,

Monthly payment, \(M=\frac{\text{Amount}}{\text{Discount factor}}\)  

Discount factor \(D=\frac{1-(1+i)^{-n}}{i}\)  

Where, Amount = ?

Monthly payment = $1205.78

Rate r= 5.5%=0.055  

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Time = 5 years  

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Now, put all the values we get,  

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Substitute the value in the formula,

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Therefore, Option d is correct.

The amount needed in the account is $63,126.00