Your Father's Employer Was Just Acquired,and He Was Given a Severance

question 66

Multiple Choice

Your father's employer was just acquired,and he was given a severance payment of $442,500,which he invested at a 7.5% annual rate.He now plans to retire,and he wants to withdraw $35,000 at the end of each year,starting at the end of this year.How many years will it take to exhaust his funds,i.e. ,run the account down to zero?

• A) 45.85
• B) 31.11
• C) 31.52
• D) 48.31
• E) 40.94

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Real Account

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Income Summary

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