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19. Comparing Investments Russ McClelland, who is self-employed, wants to invest $60,000 in a pension plan. One investment offers 7% compounded quarterly. Another offers 6.75% compounded continuously.
(a) Which investment will earn more interest in 5 yr?
(b) How much more will the better plan earn?

An employee wants to invest ​$50 comma 000 in a pension plan. One investment offers 4​% compounded semiannually. Another offers 3.75​% compounded continuously.

​(a) Which investment will earn more interest in 6 ​yr?
​(b) How much more will the better plan​ earn?

a) first offer

amount = 60000(1 + .07/4)^20 = 84886.69

second offer:
amount = 60000 e^(.0675(5)) = 84086.38

b) subtract the two amounts

To compare the two investments, we can use the formula for compound interest:

A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)

Where:
A is the final amount
P is the principal (initial investment)
r is the interest rate
n is the number of times interest is compounded per year
t is the number of years

Let's calculate the interest earned by each investment in 5 years:

For the first investment at 7% compounded quarterly:
P = $60,000
r = 7% = 0.07
n = 4 (quarterly compounding)
t = 5

Using the formula: A = 60,000(1 + 0.07/4)^(4*5)

For the second investment at 6.75% compounded continuously:
P = $60,000
r = 6.75% = 0.0675
n = ∞ (continuous compounding)
t = 5

Using the formula: A = 60,000e^(0.0675*5)

Now, let's calculate both A values to find the better investment:

For the first investment:
A = 60,000(1 + 0.07/4)^(4*5)
A ≈ 60,000(1.0175)^(20)
A ≈ 60,000(1.418519)

For the second investment:
A = 60,000e^(0.0675*5)
A ≈ 60,000e^(0.3375)
A ≈ 60,000(1.402023)

(a) The first investment will earn approximately $84,551.14 in 5 years.
(b) The second investment will earn approximately $84,121.34 in 5 years.
The better plan will earn approximately $429.80 more than the other plan.

To compare the two investments and determine which one will earn more interest in 5 years, we can calculate the future value of each investment using the given interest rates and compounding periods.

Let's start with investment A, which offers 7% compounded quarterly. The formula to calculate the future value with compound interest is:

A = P(1 + r/n)^(n*t)

Where:
- A is the future value
- P is the principal (initial investment amount)
- r is the annual interest rate in decimal form
- n is the number of compounding periods per year
- t is the number of years

Using the given values:
- P = $60,000
- r = 7% = 0.07
- n = 4 (quarterly compounding)
- t = 5

We can substitute these values into the formula:

A = 60000(1 + 0.07/4)^(4*5)
= 60000(1 + 0.0175)^20
= 60000(1.0175)^20
≈ $75,503.42

So, investment A will grow to approximately $75,503.42 in 5 years.

Now let's calculate the future value of investment B, which offers 6.75% compounded continuously. The formula for continuous compounding is:

A = Pe^(r*t)

Where:
- A is the future value
- P is the principal (initial investment amount)
- e is the base of the natural logarithm (approximately 2.71828)
- r is the annual interest rate in decimal form
- t is the number of years

Using the given values:
- P = $60,000
- r = 6.75% = 0.0675
- t = 5

We can substitute these values into the formula:

A = 60000 * e^(0.0675*5)
= 60000 * e^(0.3375)
≈ $75,139.91

So, investment B will grow to approximately $75,139.91 in 5 years.

To answer the questions:

(a) Investment A will earn more interest in 5 years.
(b) The better plan (investment A) will earn approximately $75,503.42 - $75,139.91 = $363.51 more.

Please note that these calculations are approximations due to rounding.