how do you Find the value of $950 invested at 4.5% with interest compounded monthly for 5 years.?
I think you use this formula A =Pe^rt
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A = value
P = principal
e = what’ll happen w/ principal after 1 period(interest compound), in this case it’ll be (the principal itself + interest) in percent
r = number of compounding per year, yearly=1, monthly=12, daily(??)=365, etc..
t = time (in years)
P = $950
interest = 4.5% (per year) = (4,5/12) % per month
__because the interest compounded monthly so the interest must be divide per month
e = 100% + (4,5/12)% = 1+ 0.00375 = 1.00375
r = 12
t = 5
then plug it in.
….done!
hope this not wrong..
Value equals principal times the quantity (one plus one-twelfth the annual interest rate) raised to the power of the number of months.
A=P(1 + r/n)^ nt
P is the amount so $950
r is the annual interest rate which is 4.5%
n is the number of compoundings per year so you want monthly so that is 12
and then t is the number of years so 5
then plug it in and waaala! your answer =]
$1189