The Jones want to save $68,000.00 in 7 years for a down payment
on a house. If they make monthly deposits in an account paying 4%
compounded monthly, what is the size of the payments that are
required to meet their goal?
Amount that is to be saved after 7 years or Future value of all the monthly savings = $ 68,000
Time = 7 years
Rate = 4%
Let monthly savings be = R
Because payments are made monthly,
Number of times savings are made, n = 7*12 = 84
Effective rate, i = 4/12 = 0.34%
Using FVIFA formula,
FV =
Putting values in above formula,
68000 = R[(1+0.0034)^84-1]/0.0034
68000 = R (97.0340)
R = 68000/ 97.0340
R = 700.78
Size of monthly payments that are required to meen their goal is $ 700.78
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