Compound Interest

Caiden earned $475 from mowing lawns last summer.He deposited this money in an account that pays an interest rate of 3.8% compounded annually. What will be his balance after 15 years?

• $827.52

• $831.10

• $839.45

• $846.80

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

• $412,749.79

• $429,305.61

• $471,259.24

• $494,546.99

In the compound interest formula A=P(1+r)^t what does the A stand for?

• The amount of interest

• The total amount

• The interest rate

• The time

In the compound interest formula A=P(1+r)^t what does the P stand for?

• The time

• The total amount

• The principal amount (original amount)

• The interest rate

Hei-Hei has $1500 in a retirement account earning 5% interest compounded annually. After 5 years how much does Hei-Hei have in the account?

• $1750

• $2010.14

• $2500

• $1914.42

Henry deposits $750 into a college savings account that is compounded annually when his parents received as a stimulus package. If Henry lets the money sit in the account without adding or removing any and receives a 8.5% interest rate, how much money will he have total after 5 years?

• $1127.74

• $1535.24

• $2345.67

• $850.76

If you wanted to amount of interest an account has earned after being compounded annually. What would you have to do after you found "A" using the formula A=P(1+r)^t ?

• Add A (total amount) plus P (original amount)

• Subtract A (total amount from P (original amount)

• Add P (original amount) plus A (total amount)

• Subtract P (original amount) from A (total amount)

Trevor wants to have $4000 saved up in 3 years for a car. If he invests $1500 in a savings account that is compounded annually at an interest rate of 12%, will he have enough money at the end of the 4 years?

• Yes

• No

To earn as much interest as possible, you should open a savings account that earns ______ interest and has the _____ interest rate.

• compound; lowest
• simple ; lowest
• compound ; highest
• simple ; highest

John just opened a savings account and wants to maximize the amount of interest he earns. Which of the following actions enable him to earn MORE interest?

• selecting an account with a higher interest rate
• leaving his money in the account for a long period of time
• transferring money into his checking account each month
• higher interest rate AND leaving money in for a longer time