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Financial Maths, SMB-016

What amount must be invested now at 3% per annum, compounded annually, so that in two years it will have grown to  $20 000?  (2 marks)

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`$18\ 851.92`

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`text(Using)\ \ FV = PV(1 + r)^n`

`r = 3text{%}, \ n=2`
 

`20\ 000` `= PV(1 + 0.03)^(2)`
`:.PV` `= (20\ 000)/1.03^(2)`
  `= $18\ 851.92`

Filed Under: Compound Interest Tagged With: num-title-ct-coreb, smc-4334-30-Find PV

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