Financial Maths
A sequence of equal payments (or deposits) at equal periods of time is called an annuity.
The future value of an annuity can be calculated with the formula:
Where:
FV is the future value of the annuity
A is the periodic deposits
n is the number of compounding periods per year
i is the interest rate adjusted to the compounding periods. i = r/n where r is the APR.
t is the duration of the investment in years
The financial variables for this investment are:
A = $1100
r = 3.7% = 0.037
n = 360. Daily compounding
i = 0.037/360 = 0.000102777
It's crucial to keep as many decimals as possible in the calculations.
Applying the formula:
Calculating:
FV = $14,361,798.98
Calculation steps (in strict order)
* Add 1 + 0.00010277 = 1.00010277
* Multiply 360*23 = 8280
* Raise 1.00010277^8280 = 2.341885
* Subtract 1 = 1.341885
* Divide by 0.00010277 = 1.341885/0.00010277=13056.18
* Multiply by 1100: $14,361,798.98
Rounded to the nearest cent