Question 1
(10 points)
1. You decide to invest $15000 into a bank account that that is compounding its interest monthly. Assuming the bank is paying out an interest rate of the current prime rate – 1% (In the event that prime – 1% is less than 1%, use 1%), and the investment is for 5 years
a) How much money (total) do you have after the 5 years pass?
b) How much do you earn in interest over the 5 years?
Question 2
(10 points)
2. You wish to have $500,000 saved up in 30 years. Assuming that you can get an interest rate of prime + 5% on your investment (compounded quarterly.)
a) How much do you need to invest today to have $500,000 30 years in the future?
b) How much of that total is interest?
Question 3
(10 points)
3. You borrow $50,000 at 5% interest (compounded daily).





