History tells us that a group of Dutch colonists purchased the island of Manhattan from the Native American residents in 1626. Payment was made with wampum (likely glass beads and trinkets), which had an estimated value of $24. Suppose the Dutch had invested this money back home in Europe and earned an average return of 5 percent per year. How much would this investment be worth today, 387 years later, using:
A. Simple interest?
B. Compound interest?
C. Why is the value of investment with compound interest different from the value with simple interest?