Question

Jack and Jill have just had their first child. If they expect that college will cost $150,000 per year in 18 years, how much should the couple begin depositing annually at the end of each of the next 18 years to accumulate enough funds to pay 1 year of tuition 18 years from now? Assume they can earn a 6% annual rate of return on their investment.

Answer 1

Annual deposit= $5,824.17

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

College will cost $150,000 per year in 18 years. The annual rate is 6%.

We need to calculate the annual deposit to pay for one year of college.

We need to use the following formula:

FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i

A= annual deposit

Isolating A:

A= (FV*i)/{[(1+i)^n]-1}

A= (180,000*0.06)/{[(1+0.06)^18]-1}= $5,824.17