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Help Please!!!Find the future value of the ordinary annuity?

04 Jun

(Round to the nearest cent) $130 monthly payment, 5.5 %interest, 1 year
I have no clue how to do this and any help would be appreciated:)

 
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  1. M3

    June 4, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    if you hv studied annuities,
    u shd know the formula for an ordinary annuity is

    A = P[(1 + r)^n - 1] / r

    here
    P = $130
    r = [1/12][5.5/100] = 5.5/1200 …[divided by 12 because monthly compounding]
    n = 12

    plug in w/o any intermediate rounding off

    so A = 130*[ (1 + 5.5/1200)^12 - 1] / (5.5/1200)

    i get $ 1599.93

    but you shd double check !

    note:
    ——-
    pl. remember that in an ordinary annuity
    payments are at the end of each period,
    & calculations hv been made accordingly

     
  2. sahsjing

    June 4, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    Assume you pay at the beginning of each month. So, the money you paid the first month will be compounded 12 times, and the next 11 times etc.
    130[r + r^2 + ... + r^12], where r = 1 + .055/12
    = 130r(1-r^12)/(1-r)
    = $1,607.26

    If you use the formula, you can get the same result as I showed above.
    A = P[(1 + r)^(n+1) - 1] / r