On the same date that the CIBC advertised rates of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, 3.25%, and 7% in successive years of its five-year compound-interest Escalating Rate GIC, it offered 2.75% compounded annually on its five-year fixed-rate GIC. How much more will a $10,000 investment be worth at maturity if the Escalating Rate GIC is chosen instead of the fixed-rate GIC?

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The Answer of On the same date that the CIBC advertised rates of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, 3.25%, and 7% in successive years of its five-year compound-interest Escalating Rate GIC, it offered 2.75% compounded annually on its five-year fixed-rate GIC. How much more will a $10,000 investment be worth at maturity if the Escalating Rate GIC is chosen instead of the fixed-rate GIC?

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