Suppose that Jon Walters wants to save money to go on a cross country ski tour when he retires in 21 years. If he makes semiannual deposits of $400 into a fund that pays 4.1% interest compounded semiannually, how much will be in the fund when he retires?
Information provided:
Semi-annual deposit= $400
Interest rate= 4.1%/2= 2.05%
Time= 21 years*2= 42 semi-annual periods
The amount in the account when Jon retired is calculated by computing the future value.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the future value:
PMT= 400
I/Y= 2.05
N= 42
Press the CPT key and FV to calculate the future value.
The value obtained is 26,244.27.
Therefore, the amount in the account when Jon retired is $26,244.27.
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