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If ₱10,000 is deposited at the beginning of each month in a bank that pays 12% interest compounded monthly, what is the final value at the end of 3 years and 6 months?

User Adrien BARRAL
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Answer:

$15187.899.

Step-by-step explanation:

The compound interest formula is given by


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

where

A = final amount

P = inital amount

r = interest rate

n = number of times interest applied per period

t = time interval

Now in our case, the above variables take the following values:

A = unkown

P = $10,000

r = 12 /100

n = 12 (months / year )

t = 3 years 6 months = 3.5 years

Therefore, putting in the above values into the formula gives


A=10,000(1+(12/100)/(12))^(12\cdot3.5)

which evaluates to give


\boxed{A=\$15187.899.}

Hence, the final value is $15187.899.

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