You are investing AU10771 today in bank account which offers a fixed interest ra
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Question
You are investing AU10771 today in bank account which offers a fixed interest rate of 1.06%/quarter. You plan to withdraw AU10,000 from the bank account exactly at the end of five (5) years from today and keep the remaining amount in the same bank account for another five (5) years.What will be the balance in the account after ten (10) years from today? You are investing AU10771 today in bank account which offers a fixed interest rate of 1.06%/quarter. You plan to withdraw AU10,000 from the bank account exactly at the end of five (5) years from today and keep the remaining amount in the same bank account for another five (5) years.
What will be the balance in the account after ten (10) years from today? You are investing AU10771 today in bank account which offers a fixed interest rate of 1.06%/quarter. You plan to withdraw AU10,000 from the bank account exactly at the end of five (5) years from today and keep the remaining amount in the same bank account for another five (5) years.
What will be the balance in the account after ten (10) years from today?
Explanation / Answer
Quarterly interest rate = 1.06%
Withdrawal after 5 years (20 quarters) = AU10000
Time to keep AU 10771 = 20 quarters
So,
Balance in account after 10 years = (10771*(1+1.06%)^20 - 10000)*(1+1.06%)^20
Balance in account after 10 years = AU 4074.37