Robert Bernard Deposited $1000

question 14

Essay

Robert Bernard deposited $1000.00 in a trust account on the day of his son's birth and every three months thereafter. If interest paid is 8% compounded quarterly, what will the balance in the trust account be before the deposit is made on the son's twenty-first birthday?

---

Definitions:

Collective Stock Options

A form of employee incentive where groups of workers are granted options to buy company stock at a discounted price.

Profit-Sharing Plan

A company program that gives employees a share in the company’s profits based on its quarterly or annual earnings, serving as a tool to motivate and reward employees.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

A program that provides a company's workforce with an ownership interest in the company through the acquisition of stocks.

Stock Options

Financial instruments that give employees the right to buy or sell shares of the company's stock at a predetermined price.