Use of Financial Calculator TI BA II Plus Required

question 66

Multiple Choice

Use of Financial Calculator TI BA II Plus required. You are 27 years old and want to save for a holiday each year when you retire starting at age 65. A strip bond is an ideal investment that can be perfectly timed to suit this purpose. Considering that annual yields are now 7.81 percent and that a vacation is expected to cost around $15 000 per year, what would you have to invest today in a strip bond to pay for your first retirement vacation?

• A)$861.09
• B)$825.36
• C)$3498.70
• D)$618.10

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