John begins a retirement program by investing monthly amounts of $185 from his p

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John begins a retirement program by investing monthly amounts of $185 from his pay and placing it in an account guaranteed to earn 6% interest. (This means the effective monthly rate is 0.5%.) Deposits will be taken from his check at the end of each month, beginning in one month for 42 consecutive years, the time when John expects to retire. Which of the following amounts comes closest to the balance in the account at the time of his retirement?

a.$413,000

b. $420,000

c. $436,000

d.$340,000

e. $390,000

-Thanks

Explanation / Answer

N=42*12=504 months

rate=.5%

pmt= 185

FV= PMT(1+R)^N

419979==420000 approx

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