Larry invested $27,000 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 1.8%. The savings account is set to compound quarterly . How much is in Larryโ€™s account after 5 years?

What is the initial value?
What is the rate?
How many times a year is the money compounded?
How much is in his account after five year?

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
10 months ago

To find the initial value, we know that Larry invested $27,000 in the savings account. So the initial value is $27,000.

The rate of interest is 1.8% or 0.018 as a decimal.

The money is compounded quarterly, which means it is compounded 4 times a year.

To find the amount in Larry's account after 5 years, we can use the formula for compound interest:

A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)

where:
A = the future value of the investment
P = the principal amount (initial value)
r = annual interest rate (as a decimal)
n = number of times the interest is compounded per year
t = number of years

Plugging in the values:
A = 27000 * (1 + 0.018/4)^(4*5)
A = 27000 * (1.0045)^(20)
A โ‰ˆ 27000 * 1.09416206
A โ‰ˆ $29,535.97

So there is approximately $29,535.97 in Larry's account after 5 years.