Assume That You Are Graduating,that You Plan to Work for 4

question 29

Multiple Choice

Assume that you are graduating,that you plan to work for 4 years,and then to go to law school for 3 years.Right now,going to law school would require $17,000 per year (for tuition,books,living expenses,etc. ) ,but you expect this cost to rise by 8 percent per year in all future years.You now have $25,000 invested in an investment account which pays a simple annual rate of 9 percent,quarterly compounding,and you expect that rate of return to continue into the future.You want to maintain the same standard of living while in law school that $17,000 per year would currently provide.You plan to save and to make 4 equal payments (deposits) which will be added to your account at the end of each of the next 4 years;these new deposits will earn the same rate as your investment account currently earns.How large must each of the 4 payments be in order to permit you to make 3 withdrawals,at the beginning of each of your 3 years in law school? (Note: (1) The first payment is made a year from today and the last payment 4 years from today, (2) the first withdrawal is made 4 years from today,and (3) the withdrawals will not be of a constant amount. )

• A) $13,242.67
• B) $6,562.13
• C) $10,440.00
• D) $7,153.56
• E) $14,922.85

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