Assignment:
The formula for calculating the amount of money returned for an initial deposit money into a bank account or CD (Certificate of Deposit) is given by
A is the amount of returned.
P is the principal amount initially deposited.
r is the annual interest rate (expressed as a decimal).
n is the compound period.
t is the number of years.
Suppose you deposit $10,000 for 2 years at a rate of 10%.
a) Calculate the return (A) if the bank compounds annually (n = 1).
Use ^ to indicate the power.
b) Calculate the return (A) if the bank compounds quarterly (n = 4).
c) Calculate the return (A) if the bank compounds monthly (n = 12).
d) Calculate the return (A) if the bank compounds daily (n = 365).
e) What observation can you make about the increase in your return as your compounding increases more frequently?
f) If a bank compounds continuous, then the formula takes a simpler, that is
where e is a constant and equals approximately 2.7183.
Calculate A with continuous compounding.
g) Now suppose, instead of knowing t, we know that the bank returned to us $15,000 with the bank compounding continuously. Using logarithms, find how long we left the money in the bank (find t).
h) A commonly asked question is, "How long will it take to double my money? At 10% interest rate and continuous compounding, what is the answer?
Provide complete and step by step solution for the question and show calculations and use formulas.