Michelle is attending college and has a part-time job. Once she finishes college, Michelle would like to relocate to a metropolitan area. She wants to build her savings so that she will have a "nest egg" to start her off. Michelle works out her budget and decides she can afford to set aside
$200200
per month for savings. Her bank will pay her
1 %1%
per year, compounded monthly, on her savings account. What will be Michelle's balance in five years?
Michelle's balance can be calculated using the FV function in excel as follows:
=fv(rate,nper,pmt,pv)
=FV(1%/12,5*12,200)
=12,299.81
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