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question 10

Multiple Choice

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Assume that you are 30 years old today and that you are planning on retirement at age 65.Your current salary is $45,000 and you expect your salary to increase at a rate of 5% per year as long as you work.To save for your retirement,you plan on making annual contributions to a retirement account.Your first contribution will be made on your 31st birthday and will be 8% of this year's salary.Likewise,you expect to deposit 8% of your salary each year until you reach age 65.Assume that the rate of interest is 7%.
-Your son is about to start kindergarten in a private school.Currently,the tuition is $12,000 per year,payable at the start of the school year.You expect annual tuition increases to average 6% per year over the next 13 years.Assuming that your son remains in this private school through high school and that your current interest rate is 7%,then the present value of your son's private school education is closest to:

• A)$332,300.
• B)$147,546.
• C)$155,800.
• D)$156,000.

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