A Ski Chalet in Aspen Now Costs $250,000

question 31

Multiple Choice

A ski chalet in Aspen now costs $250,000. Inflation is expected to cause this price to increase at 5 percent per year over the next 10 years before Barbara and Phil retire from successful investment banking careers. How large an equal annual end-of-year deposit must be made into an account paying an annual rate of interest of 13 percent in order to buy the ski chalet upon retirement?

• A) $25,005
• B) $22,109
• C) $8,333
• D) $13,572

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