Rayden invested $20 000 at a rate of 0.3% per month compound interest.

  1. (a)

    Find the value of his investment at the end of 2 years.

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  2. (b)

    Rayden then withdrew 15\tfrac{1}{5} of the accumulated amount at the end of the 2 years. Find the new rate of compound interest per month so that his remaining investment reaches the same value in (a) in another 3 years.

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19(a)

1. Convert the time and monthly percentage rate for use in the compound interest formula.

22 years =24= 24 months

0.3%=0.3100=0.0030.3\% = \dfrac{0.3}{100} = 0.003

Monthly multiplier =1+0.003=1.003= 1 + 0.003 = 1.003

2. Apply the compound interest formula and round the money value appropriately.

Value=20000(1.003)24\text{Value} = 20000(1.003)^{24}

=21490.784…= 21490.784\ldots

≈21490.78\approx 21490.78

Answer

$21490.78\char36{}21490.78

19(b)

1. Form an equation comparing the remaining investment to the required final value.

After withdrawing 15\dfrac15 of the accumulated amount, the remaining amount is
45×amount in (a).\dfrac45 \times \text{amount in (a)}.
Let the new monthly interest rate be r%r\%.

Over another 3 years, there are 3636 months, so
45A(1+r100)36=A,\dfrac45 A\left(1+\dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{36}=A,
where AA is the value found in part (a).

2. Solve for the new monthly compound interest rate.

Cancel AA from both sides:
45(1+r100)36=1\dfrac45\left(1+\dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{36}=1
(1+r100)36=54\left(1+\dfrac{r}{100}\right)^{36}=\dfrac54
1+r100=(54)1361+\dfrac{r}{100}=\left(\dfrac54\right)^{\frac1{36}}
r=100[(54)136−1]r=100\left[\left(\dfrac54\right)^{\frac1{36}}-1\right]
r=0.6217…r=0.6217\ldots
Hence the new rate is 0.622%0.622\% per month, to 3 significant figures.

Answer

0.622%0.622\% per month

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