Computing Annuity Payment: Jane Ogden Wants to Save for a Trip

question 2

Multiple Choice

Computing annuity payment: Jane Ogden wants to save for a trip to Australia. She will need $12,000 at the end of four years. She can invest a certain amount at the beginning of each of the next four years in a bank account that will pay her 6.8 per cent annually. How much will she have to invest annually to reach her target? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

• A) $3,000
• B) $2,980
• C) $2,538
• D) $2,711

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Market Price

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The gap between the minimum amount sellers are prepared to accept for a product or service and the actual payment they get.

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The point at which the quantity of a product or service demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers, leading to a stable market condition.

Market Equilibrium

The condition in which a market's supply and demand balance each other, and as a result, prices become stable.