Basics of Engineering Economy 2nd Edition by Anthony Tarquin,Leland Blank

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An engineer who is now 65 years old began planning for retirement 40 years ago. At that time, he thought that if he had $1 million when he retired, he would have more than enough money to live his remaining life in luxury. Use an average inflation rate of 4% per year over the 40-year time period. ( a ) at is the constant-value dollar amount of his $1 million now at age 65 Use the day he started 40 years ago as the base year. ( b ) w many then-current (future) llars should he have accumulated over the 40 years to have a constant-value purchasing power equal to $1 million at retirement age