Assignment
1. You are interested in investing $10,000, a gift from your grandparents, for the next four years in a mutual fund that will earn an annual return of 8 percent. What will your investment be worth at the end of four years?
2. Ning Gao is planning to buy a house in five years. She is looking to invest $25,000 today in an index mutual fund that will provide her a return of 12 percent annually. How much will she have at the end of five years?
3. Wes Ottey would like to buy a condo in Florida in six years. He is looking to invest $75,000 today in a stock that is expected to earn a return of 18.3 percent annually. How much will he have at the end of six years?
4. Brittany Willis is looking to invest for retirement, which she hopes will be in 20 years. She is looking to invest $22,500 today in U.S. Treasury bonds that will earn interest at 6.25 percent annually. How much will she have at the end of 20 years?
5. Your brother has asked you to help him with choosing an investment. He has $5,000 to invest today for a period of two years. You identify a bank CD that pays an interest rate of 4.25 percent with the interest being paid quarterly. What will be the value of the investment in two years?
6. Trish Harris has deposited $2,500 today in an account paying 6 percent interest annually. What would be the simple interest earned on this investment in five years? If the account paid compound interest, what would be the interest-on-interest in five years?
7. Tommie Harris is considering an investment that pays 6.5 percent annually. How much must he invest today such that he will have $25,000 in seven years?
8. Becky Sayers wants to buy a house in six years. She hopes to be able to put down $25,000 at that time. If the bank CD she wants to invest in will pay 7.5 percent annually, how much will she have to invest today?
9. John Hsu wants to start a business in 10 years. He hopes to have $100,000 at that time to invest in the business. To reach his goal, he plans to invest a certain amount today in a bank CD that will pay him 9.50 percent annually. How much will he have to invest today to achieve his target?
10. You need to have $15,000 in five years to payoff a home equity loan. You can invest in an account that pays 5.75 percent compounded quarterly. How much will you have to invest today to attain your target in five years?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.