Problema Solution

Luis has $160,000 in his retirement account at his present company. Because he is assuming a position with another company, Luis is planning to roll over his assets to a new account. Luis also plans to put $2500/quarter into the new account until his retirement 30 yr from now. If the account earns interest at the rate of 8%/year compounded quarterly, how much will Luis have in his account at the time of his retirement? Hint: Use the compound interest formula and the annuity formula.

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A = 2500(1 + .08/4)4*30

A = 2500(1.02)120

A = 26912.91

+  the otehr account

= 26912.91 + 160000 

= $186,912.91 total