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Answer:
The amount needed as a one-time deposit to earn $7,500 in 3 years is $4388.17
Step-by-step explanation:
Basic Finance Formulas
One of the most-used formulas to compute present and future values is
[tex]FV=PV(1+r)^{n}[/tex]
Where FV is the future value, PV is the present value, r is the interest rate and n is the number of periods. It's vital to keep in mind that r and n must be referred to the same compounded time, e.g. r is compounded monthly and n is expressed in months
The question requires to compute the PV needed as a one-time deposit to earn a future value of $7,500 in 3 years at a 1.5% rate compounded monthly.
FV=7,500
r=1.5%=0.015
n=3*12=36 months
We converted n to months because r is compounded monthly . The formula
[tex]FV=PV(1+r)^{n}[/tex]
must be managed to make PV isolated
[tex]PV=FV(1+r)^{-n}[/tex]
[tex]PV=7,500(1+0.015)^{-36}[/tex]
[tex]PV=\$4388.17[/tex]
Answer: The amount needed as a one-time deposit to earn $7,500 in 3 years is $4388.17