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Professor Dennehy
Department of Composite Materials Engineering
Stark Hall 203F (507) 457-5276 kdennehy@winona.edu
CME 401 Engineering Ecomonics

Cash Flows (periodic compounding)

1. A person plans to deposit $8,000 in a savings account at the end of each year for 5 years. The bank pays interest at the rate of 12% per year, compounded quarterly, on such a plan. Calculate how much money the person can expect to withdraw at the end of 5 years.

2. What will be the monthly payment on a 30-year, $100,000 mortgage loan, where the interest rate is 12% per year, (a) compounded monthly? (b) compounded daily (assume all months are 30 days)?