Dana Zorowski Has Recently Started Her Accounting Career and Her

question 39

Essay

Dana Zorowski has recently started her accounting career and her 25th birthday is coming soon. She has been told that now is the ideal time to begin to prepare for retirement. She has determined that she would like to retire with a pension that will pay $50,000 per year in retirement benefits after she retires with the expectation that the retirement fund should last for 20 years. To meet her pension retirement benefit goals, how much should she deposit annually for the next 40 years in a retirement investment fund that earns 8%? Assume all retirement deposits and benefit payments occur at the end of each year. Use the following tables:
Excerpt from Present Value of Ordinary Annuity of $1 Table
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Periods } & 8 \% \\\hline 10 & 6.71008 \\\hline 20 & 9.81815 \\\hline 40 & 11.92461 \\\hline 60 & 12.37655 \\\hline\end{array}$$
Excerpt from Future Value of Ordinary Annuity of $1 Table
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Periods } & 8 \% \\\hline 10 & 14.48656 \\\hline 20 & 45.76196 \\\hline 40 & 259.05652 \\\hline 60 & 1253.21330 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Temperament Categories

Classifications that describe the inherent personality traits and emotional responses of individuals, often identified in infancy.

Shy

The characteristic of being reserved or having a reluctance to speak, act, or present oneself in public due to nervousness or a lack of confidence.

Kagan

Refers to Jerome Kagan, a developmental psychologist known for his work on temperament and the development of fear and anxiety in children.

Development Milestones

Significant points in an individual's life or development process where crucial skills, behaviors, or physical capabilities are expected to be achieved.