Jasmine Has Decided That She Wants to Build Enough Retirement

question 121

Multiple Choice

Jasmine has decided that she wants to build enough retirement wealth that, if invested at 6% per year, will provide her with $3,000 of monthly income for 30 years. To date, she has saved nothing but she still has 25 years until she retires. Jasmine believes that she can earn 9% on her investments until she retires. How much money does she need to contribute per month to reach her goal?

• A) $446.32
• B) $521.84
• C) $667.13
• D) $722.05

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Definitions:

Conditioned Taste-Aversion

Learning to avoid a food or drink because it has been associated with an illness or negative experience, even after only one exposure.

Stimulus Substitution

A theory in classical conditioning suggesting that the conditioned stimulus acts as a substitute for the unconditioned stimulus, eliciting the same response.

Classical Conditioning

An educational mechanism where the consistent pairing of two stimuli occurs; the response which initially is drawn by the second stimulus, in time, is drawn by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.