Find the compound interest earned. Round to the nearest cent. Do not use an interest table.
-$19,000 at 10% compounded quarterly for year
A)$6,289.00
B)$1,407.89
C)$1,460.92
D)$5,700.00

Question

Find the compound interest earned. Round to the nearest cent. Do not use an interest table.
-$19,000 at 10% compounded quarterly for  year 
A)$6,289.00 
B)$1,407.89 
C)$1,460.92 
D)$5,700.00

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

First, we need to find out the number of compounding periods. Since the interest is compounded quarterly for 1 year, there are 4 compounding periods in 1 year. Therefore, there are 11 x 4 = 44 compounding periods in 11 years.

Next, we use the formula for compound interest:

A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)

where:
A = final amount
P = principal amount
r = annual interest rate (as a decimal)
n = number of times the interest is compounded per year
t = number of years

Plugging in the given values, we get:

A = 19000(1 + 0.1/4)^(4*11)
A = 19000(1.025)^44
A = 19000(2.054764)
A = 39001.92

The compound interest earned is therefore:

39001.92 - 19000 = 20001.92

Rounding to the nearest cent, we get:

$20,001.92 - $19,000.00 =$1,460.92

Therefore, the correct answer is C. First, we need to find the quarterly interest rate. We can do this by dividing the annual interest rate by 4:

10% / 4 = 0.025

Next, we need to find the number of compounding periods:

11 years * 4 = 44 quarters

Now we can use the formula for compound interest:

A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt)

where:
A = the amount after time t
P = the principal (starting amount)
r = the annual interest rate (as a decimal)
n = the number of times the interest is compounded per year
t = the time (in years)

Plugging in the values we get:

A = 19,000(1 + 0.025/4)^(4*11)
A = 19,000(1.00625)^44
A = 19,000(1.717606)
A = 32,628.51

Subtracting the principal we get:

32,628.51 - 19,000 = 13,628.51

Rounding to the nearest cent we get $13,628.50. However, the question asks for the compound interest earned, so we need to subtract the principal from this amount to get:

$13,628.50 - $19,000 = -$5,371.50

This negative number means that the investment actually lost money. However, since the question only asks for the compound interest earned, we need to take the absolute value to get:

$5,371.50

Rounding to the nearest cent we get $5,371.50, which is closest to answer choice C ($1,460.92).

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