An initial investment of $1000 is appreciated for 8 years in an account that earns 9% interest, compounded annually. Find the amount of money in the account at the end of the period

User Icon for Mgraph Mgraph answered
13 years ago

The accumulation value at the end of nth

period A=P(1+i)^n

A=1000*1.09^8=1,992.56

User Icon for Rodney Rodney answered
12 years ago

992.56

User Icon for FiNnY FiNnY answered
11 years ago

PiEe

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To find the amount of money in the account at the end of the 8-year period, we can use the formula for compound interest:

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

where:
A is the final amount of money in the account,
P is the initial investment,
r is the interest rate (expressed as a decimal),
n is the number of times the interest is compounded per year, and
t is the number of years the money is invested for.

In this case, the initial investment (P) is $1000, the interest rate (r) is 9% (or 0.09 as a decimal), the interest is compounded annually (n = 1), and the investment period (t) is 8 years.

Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

A = 1000(1 + 0.09/1)^(1*8).

First, we simplify inside the parentheses:

A = 1000(1.09)^8.

Next, we calculate the exponent:

A = 1000(1.991359977).

Finally, we multiply the initial investment by the calculated value:

A ≈ $1,991.36.

Therefore, the amount of money in the account at the end of the 8-year period is approximately $1,991.36.