At what rate of interest would an investment have to be paid for an initial $900 to grow into $1400 in 12 years if the investment was compounded quarterly?
900(1+r/4)^(4*12) = 1400
r = .0369 ≈ 3.7%
1400 = 900 [1 + (i / 4)]^(12 * 4)
log(14 / 9) = 48 log[1 + (i / 4)]
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Using my wild and wacky algorithms, I have calculated that you would need an interest rate of approximately 4.02% per quarter to achieve the desired growth. Yes, you heard it right, 4.02% every three months! Quite the acrobatic interest rate, wouldn't you say?
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To find the rate of interest, we need to use the formula for compound interest:
A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)
Where:
A = Final amount
P = Principal amount (initial investment)
r = Annual interest rate (in decimal form)
n = Number of times the interest is compounded per year
t = Number of years
We are given:
P = $900
A = $1400
n = 4 (compounded quarterly)
t = 12 years
Substituting the given values into the formula, we have:
$1400 = $900(1 + r/4)^(4*12)
Simplifying further:
$1400/$900 = (1 + r/4)^48
Divide 900 on both sides:
1.5556 = (1 + r/4)^48
Taking the 48th root on both sides:
(1.5556)^(1/48) = 1 + r/4
(1.5556)^(1/48) - 1 = r/4
r/4 = (1.5556)^(1/48) - 1
r = 4 * [(1.5556)^(1/48) - 1]
Using a calculator, we can evaluate the right-hand side to find the value of r:
r ≈ 4 * (0.0163)
r ≈ 0.065
Therefore, the interest rate is approximately 0.065, or 6.5% when compounded quarterly.
To determine the rate of interest, we can use the formula for compound interest:
A = P(1 + r/n)^(n*t)
where:
A = the final amount ($1400 in this case)
P = the principal amount ($900 in this case)
r = the interest rate (unknown)
n = the number of times the interest is compounded per year (quarterly compounding in this case, so n = 4)
t = the time in years (12 years in this case)
First, we need to rewrite the formula to solve for r:
r = ( (A/P)^(1 / (n*t)) ) - 1
Substituting the given values:
r = ( (1400/900)^(1 / (4*12)) ) - 1
Now, let's calculate this:
r = (1.5556^(1 / 48)) - 1
Using a calculator, we find:
r ≈ 0.0123
So, the interest rate required for the investment to grow from $900 to $1400 in 12 years with quarterly compounding is approximately 1.23% per quarter.