A.) start by calculating how long it will take you to save enough money and pay cash with your potential $300.00/month savings, taking into account the $1000.00 you have already saved.
B.)Now imagine you have invested your original $1000.00 savings.
I.) calculate how much the investment would be worth if you invested it at a simple interest rate of 0.75% per annum for the length of time that you calculated above.
II.) calculate how much the investment would be worth if you invested it at a compound interest rate at 0.75% per annum, compounded monthly, for the same length of time that you calculated above.
C.) by how much does the time taken to save enough cash change with your $1000.00 invested in one of these accounts.
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A.) To calculate how long it will take you to save enough money and pay cash, we need to consider your potential $300.00/month savings and the $1000.00 you already have saved.
Let's assume you need a total of X dollars to make the purchase. Therefore, the amount you need to save is X - $1000.00.
The time it will take you to save enough money can be calculated using the formula:
Time = (Amount / Monthly Savings)
In this case, Amount = (X - $1000.00) and Monthly Savings = $300.00.
Therefore, Time = (X - $1000.00) / $300.00.
B.) Now, let's imagine you have invested your original $1000.00 savings. We'll calculate how much the investment would be worth under different interest rate scenarios.
I.) For a simple interest rate of 0.75% per annum, the formula for calculating the future value of the investment is:
Future Value = Principal + (Principal * Rate * Time)
In this case, Principal = $1000.00, Rate = 0.75% (which is equivalent to 0.75/100 = 0.0075), and Time is the previously calculated time needed to save enough money.
Therefore, Future Value = $1000.00 + ($1000.00 * 0.0075 * Time).
II.) For compound interest at a rate of 0.75% per annum, compounded monthly, the formula for calculating the future value is:
Future Value = Principal * (1 + Rate/12)^(12*Time)
Again, Principal = $1000.00, Rate = 0.75% (0.75/100 = 0.0075), and Time is the previously calculated time needed to save enough money.
Therefore, Future Value = $1000.00 * (1 + 0.0075/12)^(12*Time).
C.) To determine how much the time taken to save enough cash changes with the $1000.00 invested in one of these accounts, we need to compare the time calculated in part A with and without the investment made in part B.
Let's say the time taken without investment is Time1, and the time taken with investment (either simple or compound interest) is Time2.
The change in time taken can be calculated as:
Change in Time = Time1 - Time2.
Substituting the previously calculated expressions for Time1 and Time2, we have:
Change in Time = [(X - $1000.00) / $300.00] - Time2.
Note: The value of X will depend on the specifics of your purchase, which is not provided in the question. Therefore, you will need to substitute the appropriate value for X in the calculations.