Amy Parker, a 22-year-old and newly hired marine biologist, is quick to admit that she does not plan to keep close tabs on how her 401(k) retirement plan will grow with time. This sort of thing does not really interest her. Amy's contribution, plus that of her employer, amounts to $2 comma 150 per year starting at age 23. Amy expects this amount to increase by 3% each year until she retires at the age of 57 (there will be 35 EOY payments). What is the compounded future value of Amy's 401(k) plan if it earns 5% per year?

Final Value= $370,481.13

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Amy's contribution, plus that of her employer, amounts to $2,150 per year starting at age 23. Amy expects this amount to increase by 3% each year until she retires at the age of 57 (there will be 35 EOY payments). Interest rate= 5%.

First, we will add the growth of the deposits to the interest rate:

Interest rate= 0.03 + 0.05= 0.08

Now, to calculate the final value, we need to use the following formula:

FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i

A= annual deposit= 2,150

i= 0.08

n= 35

FV= {2,150*[(1.08^35)-1]}/ 0.08= $370,481.13

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation:

the answer is b hope you pass