You wish to make an
investment of $9,000
at 7% interest. How
much will your
investment be worth
in 40 years at simple
interest, compounded
quarterly, and
compounded
continuously?

Respuesta :

Using the interest formulas, it is found that the values of the investment are given as follows:

  • Using simple interest, the value will be of $34,000.
  • Using compound interest, the value will be of $144,461.
  • Using continuous compounding, the value will be of $148,002.

Simple Interest

Simple interest is used when there is a single compounding per time period.

The amount of money after t years in is modeled by:

[tex]A(t) = P(1 + rt)[/tex]

In which:

  • P is the initial amount.
  • r is the interest rate, as a decimal.

In this problem, we have that the parameters are as follows:

P = 9000, r = 0.07, t = 40.

Hence:

[tex]A(t) = 9000(1 + 0.07 x 40) = 34200[/tex]

Compound interest

[tex]A(t) = P\left(1 + \frac{r}{n}\right)^{nt}[/tex]

n is the number of compounding, for quarterly n = 4, then:

[tex]A(t) = 9000\left(1 + \frac{0.07}{4}\right)^{4 \times 40}[/tex]

[tex]A(t) = 144461[/tex]

Continuous compounding

[tex]A(t) = Pe^{rt}[/tex]

Hence:

[tex]A(t) = 9000e^{0.07 \times 40} = 148002[/tex]

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