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cost you $200,000 to make the move (on your 65
th
birthday), and that your annual living
expenses will be $25,000 a year after that. You expect to earn an annual return of 7% on your
savings.
14.a. How much will you need to have saved by your retirement date?
14.b. You already have $50,000 in savings. How much would you need to save at the
end of each of the next 25 years to be able to afford this retirement plan?
14.c. If you did not have any current savings and did not expect to be able to start saving
money for the next 5 years (that is, your first savings payment will be made on your 45
th
birthday), how much would you have to set aside each year after that to be able to afford
this retirement plan?
15. You have just invested $10,000 in a new fund that pays $1,500 at the end of the next 10
years. What is the compound rate of interest being offered in the fund? (Suggestion: Do this
problem two ways: Using Excel’s
IRR function and using Excel’s Rate function.)
16. John is turning 13 today. His birthday resolution is to start saving towards the purchase of a
car that he wants to buy on his 18
th
birthday. The car costs $15,000 today, and he expects the
price to grow at 2% per year.
John has heard that a local bank offers a savings account which pays an interest rate of
5% per year. He plans to make 6 contributions of $1,000 each to the savings account (the first
contribution to be made today); he will use the funds in the account on his 18
th
birthday as a
down payment for the car, financing the balance through the car dealer.