PFIN 5th Edition by Randall Billingsley,Lawrence Gitman,Michael Joehnk

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Calculating amount available at retirement. Kaitlyn tabor, a 25-year-old personal loan officer at First national Bank, understands the importance of starting early when it comes to saving for retirement. She has committed $3,000 per year for her retirement fund and assumes that she'll retire at age 65.
a. How much will she have accumulated when she turns 65 if she invests in equities and earns 8 percent on average?
b. Kaitlyn is urging her friend, Stuart Pyle, to start his plan right away, too, because he's 35. What would his nest egg amount to if he invested in the same manner as Kaitlyn and he, too, retires at age 65? Comment on your findings.