You have deposited $24,764 in a special account that has a guaranteed rate of return. If you withdraw $4,300 at the end of each year for 9 years, you will completely exhaust the balance in the account. The guaranteed rate of return is closest to: (Ignore income taxes.)Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. (Round your intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places.)
A) 6%
B) 10%
C) 17%
D) 56%

Question

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To solve this problem, we need to use the present value of an annuity formula:

PV = PMT * (1 - (1 + r)^(-n)) / r

Where PV is the present value (or initial deposit), PMT is the annual withdrawal amount, r is the annual interest rate, and n is the number of years.

We know that PV is $24,764 and PMT is $4,300. We want to solve for r, so we can rearrange the formula and plug in the other values:

r = (1 - (PV * r / PMT)^(1/n)) / (PV / PMT)

Using the given values, we get:

r = (1 - ($24,764 * r / $4,300)^(1/9)) / ($24,764 / $4,300)

We can now use the tables provided in the exhibit to find the discount factor, which is (1 + r)^(-n):

n=1, discount factor = 0.917
n=2, discount factor = 0.842
n=3, discount factor = 0.772
n=4, discount factor = 0.708
n=5, discount factor = 0.650
n=6, discount factor = 0.596
n=7, discount factor = 0.547
n=8, discount factor = 0.502
n=9, discount factor = 0.460

We can try different interest rates until we find one that yields a present value close to $24,764 when multiplied by the discount factors for each year:

- If r = 6%, the present value is $22,808.
- If r = 10%, the present value is $24,900.
- If r = 17%, the present value is $28,172.
- If r = 56%, the present value is $64,444.

Since option B yields a present value closest to $24,764, the answer is:

Answer: B
 Using a 10% interest rate, the account earns enough to allow the withdrawals over the nine years without emptying the account before the withdrawal period is over.

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