Ella invested $2,700 in an account paying an interest rate of 5.4% compounded monthly. Assuming no deposits or withdrawals are made, how long would it take, to the nearest year,…

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Jpoveda · Answer 1 · 2022-02-09T13:41:58+0000

Answer:

The account will take 7 years to reach a value of $4,020

Explanation:

Compound Interest

When it occurs interest in the next period is then earned on the principal sum plus previously accumulated interest.

The formula is:

$A=P\left(1+{\frac {r}{n}}\right)^(nt)$

Where:

A = final amount

P = initial principal balance

r = interest rate

n = number of times interest applied per time period

t = number of time periods elapsed

Ella invested P=$2,700 in an account with an interest rate of r=5.4% (0.054) compounded monthly. Since there are 12 months in a year, n=12.

It will be calculated when will the account have a value of A=$4,020. Substituting all the values in the formula:

$4,020=2,700\left(1+{\frac {0.054}{12}}\right)^(12t)$

Calculating:

$4,020=2,700\left(1.0045)^(12t)$

Dividing by 2,700:

$(4,020)/(2,700)=\left(1.0045)^(12t)$

To solve this equation for t, we need to apply logarithms:

$\log(4,020)/(2,700)=\log\left(1.0045)^(12t)$

Applying the logarithm power rule:

$\displaystyle \log(4,020)/(2,700)=12t\log 1.0045$

Dividing by 12log 1.0045:

$\displaystyle t=(\log(4,020)/(2,700))/(12\log 1.0045)$

Calculating:

t= 7.39 years

Rounding to the nearest year, the account will take 7 years to reach a value of $4,020