Compound Interest

Semi-Annually means how many times a year?

• 4 
• 2
• 1
• 6

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Riley invested $1,000 in savings bonds. If the bonds earn 6.75% interest compounded semi-annually, how much total will Riley earn in 15 years?

• $1,584.62
• $2,651.39
• $2,706.86
• $1,825.10

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Olivia would like to buy some new furniture for her home. She decides to buy the furniture on credit with 9.5% interest compounded quarterly. If she spent $7,400, how much total will she have paid after 8 years.

• $15,415.94
• $15,683.28
• $15,927.56
• $16,109.05

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Principal: $5000
Interest Rate: 3.75%
Time: 25 years
Compounded Monthly
State the future account balance.

• $12712.31
• $12,749.30
• $12,657.59
• $12550.84

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Approximately what interest rate would be needed in order to grow an investment of $1,400 to $2,500 in 10 years if the interest was compound monthly?

• 5.96%
• 5.84%
• 5.81%
• 5.88%

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Given an investment of $1,500:
Which investment would have a larger balance after 5 years?
Option 1 - 4% compounded monthly
Option 2 - 3.9% compounded daily. 

• Option 1
• Option 2

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The Arnold's took out a loan for $195,000 to purchase a home. At 4.3% interest rate compounded annually, how much will they have paid after 30 years?

• $412,749.79
• $529.305.61
• $689,546.99
• $640,891.53

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Shawn is buying a new Jet Ski for $12,500. He is considering 2 credit options. Option A offers a 6 year loan with 8.5% interest compounded quarterly, while Option B offers a 5 year loan with10% interest compounded annually.Which option is better and how much will he save?

• A) A; $495.21 raise money for charity
• B) A; $573.83 get attention
• C) B; $495.21 get on the news
• D) B; $573.83 do something crazy

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You want to save $5,000 for future family vacation.  If the bank pays 4.3% compounded monthly for 3 years, then how much will you need to invest to reach your vacation goal?  

• $307,042,791
• $5,000
• $3,250
• $4,395.89

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Jimmy invested $200 in a retirement account that had a rate of 20% that compounds annually.  If Jimmy leaves his money puts the money in when he is 24 and takes it out when he is 64, how much money will be in his account rounded to the nearest dollar?

• $29395
• $293954.31
• $293954

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