Your Father's Employer Was Just Acquired,and He Was Given a Severance

question 35

Multiple Choice

Your father's employer was just acquired,and he was given a severance payment of $375,000,which he invested at a 7.5% annual rate.He now plans to retire,and he wants to withdraw $35,000 at the end of each year,starting at the end of this year.How many years will it take to exhaust his funds,i.e.,run the account down to zero?

• A)22.50
• B)23.63
• C)24.81
• D)26.05
• E)27.35

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