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12) If $1,000 is invested in an account with 9% interest compounding yearly, approximately how many years will it
take for the amount to double? Please refer to the following Future Value table:
Future Value of $1
4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9%
1 1.040 1.050 1.060 1.070 1.080 1.090
2 1.082 1.103 1.124 1.145 1.166 1.188
3 1.125 1.158 1.191 1.225 1.260 1.295
4 1.170 1.216 1.262 1.311 1.360 1.412
5 1.217 1.276 1.338 1.403 1.469 1.539
6 1.265 1.340 1.419 1.501 1.587 1.677
7 1.316 1.407 1.504 1.606 1.714 1.828
8 1.369 1.477 1.594 1.718 1.851 1.993
9 1.423 1.551 1.689 1.838 1.999 2.172
10 1.480 1.629 1.791 1.967 2.159 2.367
A) Slightly more than 8 years
B) Exactly 9 years
C) 5 years
D) Slightly less than 7 years
13) John Doe wins the lottery and may pick from the following three choices:
Take $750,000 now.
Take $1,000,000 ten years from now.
Take $90,000 at the end of this year, and at the end of each following year for ten installments in
total.
Assume that John Doe uses a discount rate of 5% to evaluate his choices. If he selects the first option, how much is
the present value of that alternative?
A) $750,000
B) $1,000,000
C) $450,000
D) $798,000