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ESTION 12 Using the future value table, a student found that the future value am

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Question

ESTION 12

Using the future value table, a student found that the future value amount of $1 for 5 years at an annual interest rate of 10% is 1.611. The student also observed that the future value of $1 for 5 years at 10% compounded semiannually is 1.629. This means that

a. the more often the compounding, the higher the future value.

the student was looking in the wrong column; the second amount should be 1.611/2.

there was an error in the table.

when interest is compounded semiannually, more money must be deposited to have a desired ending balance.

A.

a. the more often the compounding, the higher the future value.

B.

the student was looking in the wrong column; the second amount should be 1.611/2.

C.

there was an error in the table.

D.

when interest is compounded semiannually, more money must be deposited to have a desired ending balance.

Explanation / Answer

Ans: It means that the more often the compounding, the higher the future value.