PROBLEM 3.38
DEPENDING ON THE INTERPRETATION OF “AT THE END OF EACH OF THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS,”
TWO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ARE GIVEN BELOW
EOY CF RATE BALANCE
2012 $10,000 3% $10,000.00
2013 -$2,500 4% $7,800.00
2014 -$2,500 5% $5,612.00
2015 -$2,500 6% $3,392.60
2016 $0 3% $3,596.16
AMOUNT IN THE FUND = $3,596.16
EOY CF RATE BALANCE
2012 $10,000 3% $10,000.00
2013 $0 4% $10,300.00
2014 -$2,500 5% $8,212.00
2015 -$2,500 6% $6,122.60
2016 -$2,500 3% $3,989.96
AMOUNT IN THE FUND = $3,989.96