JG Asset Services Is Recommending That You Invest $1,500 in a 5-Year

question 155

Multiple Choice

JG Asset Services is recommending that you invest $1,500 in a 5-year certificate of deposit (CD) that pays 3.5% interest, compounded annually.How much will you have when the CD matures?

• A) $1,781.53
• B) $1,870.61
• C) $1,964.14
• D) $2,062.34
• E) $2,165.46

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Proportion

A statistical measure that denotes the fraction or percentage of the total that exhibits a particular trait or characteristic.

Sampling Plans

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Stratified Random Sample

A sampling method where the population is divided into subgroups (strata) that share similar characteristics, and random samples are then taken from each subgroup to ensure representation across the population's diversity.