Khalid wants to pay one-half of the college costs for his daughter, Ahlam. She will be attending a private college with annual costs of OMR 20,000 today. Ahlam is 10 years old and will be starting college in eight years. If these costs are expected to increase annually by 8 percent, how much will Khalid need to provide for her first year of college?
The cost of the college today = OMR 20,000
Khalid will pay half of the college cost, hence as per todays cost , Khalid will pay OMR 10,000
The cost of the collge is expected to increase annually by 8 percent.
Cost of the college in eight years = Present cost ( 1 + growth rate )8
Cost of the college in eight years = OMR 20,000 ( 1 + 0.08)8 = 37,018.6
Cost provided by Khalid for daughter's first year of college = 37,018.6 2
Cost provided by Khalid for daughter's first year of college = OMR 18,509.3
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