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Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that guarantees to pay 2 percent interest at the end of 6 months, another 3 percent interest at the end of 12 months, and 4 percent interest at the end of the 18 month contract. If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract, and Jolene invested $10,000 initially, what will be the total amount of interest paid during the 18-month contract? A. $506.00 B. $726.24 C. $900.00 D. $920.24 E. $926.24 This is very simple problem,yet need to pay attention to words in the problem
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Chembeti wrote: Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that guarantees to pay 2 percent interest at the end of 6 months, another 3 percent interest at the end of 12 months, and 4 percent interest at the end of the 18 month contract. If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract, and Jolene invested $10,000 initially, what will be the total amount of interest paid during the 18-month contract?
A. $506.00
B. $726.24
C. $900.00
D. $920.24
E. $926.24
This is very simple problem,yet need to pay attention to words in the problem If interest were not compounded in every six months (so if interest were not earned on interest) then we would have (2+3+4)=9% simple interest earned on $10,000, which is $900. So, you can rule out A, B and C right away. Interest earned after the first time interval: $10,000*2%=$200; Interest earned after the second time interval: ($10,000+$200)*3%=$300+$6=$306; Interest earned after the third time interval: ($10,000+$200+$306)*4%=$400+$8+(~$12)=~$420; Total: 200+306+(~420)=~$926. Answer: E.
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Hi,
I saw this question in the exam and the solution looks like is not considering interest rates as per annum. So is it true that if per annum is not specified with the interest rates we dont need to put the time in calculation as a ratio of months/year.
Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that guarantees to pay 2 percent interest at the end of 6 months, another 3 percent interest at the end of 12 months, and 4 percent interest at the end of the 18 month contract. If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract, and Jolene invested $10,000 initially, what will be the total amount of interest paid during the 18-month contract?
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Re: Simple Interest Question: MGMAT CAT Tests [#permalink]
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raviram80 wrote: Hi,
I saw this question in the exam and the solution looks like is not considering interest rates as per annum. So is it true that if per annum is not specified with the interest rates we dont need to put the time in calculation as a ratio of months/year.
Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that guarantees to pay 2 percent interest at the end of 6 months, another 3 percent interest at the end of 12 months, and 4 percent interest at the end of the 18 month contract. If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract, and Jolene invested $10,000 initially, what will be the total amount of interest paid during the 18-month contract?
Thanks Merging similar topics. Please ask if anything remains unclear. P.S. PLEASE ALWAYS POST ANSWER CHOICES FOR PS PROBLEMS.
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Re: Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that [#permalink]
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I think my confusion still remains about the wording of the question
How would it be different if we were told that
contract guarantees to pay 2 percent interest per annum at the end of 6 months vs 2% interest at the end of 6 months.
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Re: Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that [#permalink]
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Thanks, I understand now.
This is the line which means compound interest
"If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract"
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raviram80 wrote: Thanks, I understand now.
This is the line which means compound interest
"If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract" This isn't really a compound interest. All that it says is that the interest received is used again in the contract. Nowhere in the statement is it explicitly or implicitly stated that its a compound interest and the answer too are pretty simple to derive if you don't lost in the dilemna of Simple and compounded interest.
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Bunuel wrote: Chembeti wrote: Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that guarantees to pay 2 percent interest at the end of 6 months, another 3 percent interest at the end of 12 months, and 4 percent interest at the end of the 18 month contract. If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract, and Jolene invested $10,000 initially, what will be the total amount of interest paid during the 18-month contract?
A. $506.00
B. $726.24
C. $900.00
D. $920.24
E. $926.24
This is very simple problem,yet need to pay attention to words in the problem If interest were not compounded in every six months (so if interest were not earned on interest) then we would have (2+3+4)=9% simple interest earned on $10,000, which is $900. So, you can rule out A, B and C right away. Interest earned after the first time interval: $10,000*2%=$200; Interest earned after the second time interval: ($10,000+$200)*3%=$300+$6=$306; Interest earned after the third time interval: ($10,000+$200+$306)*4%=$400+$8+(~$12)=~$420; Total: 200+306+(~420)=~$926. Answer: E. Great cancelling out technique! so simple, calculate simple interest first and strike out answers below that. Great trick for if I am low on time. Thanks.
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Bunuel wrote: Chembeti wrote: Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that guarantees to pay 2 percent interest at the end of 6 months, another 3 percent interest at the end of 12 months, and 4 percent interest at the end of the 18 month contract. If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract, and Jolene invested $10,000 initially, what will be the total amount of interest paid during the 18-month contract?
A. $506.00
B. $726.24
C. $900.00
D. $920.24
E. $926.24
This is very simple problem,yet need to pay attention to words in the problem If interest were not compounded in every six months (so if interest were not earned on interest) then we would have (2+3+4)=9% simple interest earned on $10,000, which is $900. So, you can rule out A, B and C right away. Interest earned after the first time interval: $10,000*2%=$200; Interest earned after the second time interval: ($10,000+$200)*3%=$300+$6=$306; Interest earned after the third time interval: ($10,000+$200+$306)*4%=$400+$8+(~$12)=~$420; Total: 200+306+(~420)=~$926. Answer: E. Great elimination method if I am low on time. Thanks!
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Chembeti wrote: Jolene entered an 18-month investment contract that guarantees to pay 2 percent interest at the end of 6 months, another 3 percent interest at the end of 12 months, and 4 percent interest at the end of the 18 month contract. If each interest payment is reinvested in the contract, and Jolene invested $10,000 initially, what will be the total amount of interest paid during the 18-month contract?
A. $506.00
B. $726.24
C. $900.00
D. $920.24
E. $926.24
This is very simple problem,yet need to pay attention to words in the problem Using Compound Interest Formula method:
When rate of interest is R1%, R2% and R3% for 1st yr, 2nd yr and 3rd yr respectively, then
Amount = Principal[(1+ \frac{R1}{100}) (1+ \frac{R2}{100}) (1+ \frac{R3}{100})]
Applying the same formula here in this problem:
Amount = 10000[(1+ \frac{2}{100}) (1+ \frac{3}{100}) (1+ \frac{4}{100})]
= 10000 * \frac{102}{100} * \frac{103}{100} * \frac{104}{100}
= 102 * 103 * \frac{104}{100}
= 926.24 = OPTION E [Ans]
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