Using the Sinking Fund Table, Complete

question 52

Short Answer

Using the sinking fund table, complete:
$\begin{array}{l|l|l|l|l}\hline \text { Required Amount } & \text { Freq of } & & & \text { Payment Amount end of } \\\text { Needed } & \text { Payment } & \text { Years } & \text { Interest Rate } & \text { each period } \\\hline \$ 40,000 & \text { Quarterly } & 7 & 8 \% & ?\\\hline\end{array}$

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Definitions:

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