Leslie Mosallam, who recently sold her Porsche, placed $9,400 in
a
savings account paying annual compound interest of 6%.
a. Calculate the amount of money that will accumulate if Leslie
leaves the money in the
bank for 3, 7, and 17 years.
b. Suppose Leslie moves her money into an account that pays 8% or
one that pays 10%.
Rework part (a) using 8% and 10%.
c. What conclusions can you draw about the relationship between
interest rates, time,
and future sums from the calculations you just did?
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