This type of a savings account is known as a sinking fund. The monthly payment M required to produce the desired amount of money (Future Value, or FV), when the period interest rate is R, is determined by the formula
`M = FV*R/((1+R)^N - 1)` , where N ...
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This type of a savings account is known as a sinking fund. The monthly payment M required to produce the desired amount of money (Future Value, or FV), when the period interest rate is R, is determined by the formula
`M = FV*R/((1+R)^N - 1)` , where N is the number of periods.
In this problem, the future value is FV = $10,000 minus the amount of money Mary would like to save. The interest is compounded monthly, and the annual interest rate is 1.2%, so the period (monthly) interest rate R is
`(1.2%)/12 = 0.1% = 0.001` .
The number of periods (months) in 5 years is N = 12(5) = 60.
Plugging these values in the formula above, we get
`M=$10,000*0.001/((1+0.001)^60 - 1) = $161.80` , rounded to the nearest cent.
The monthly payment Mary would have to make is $161.80. If she will deposit money once a week, she should deposit the amount of
`($161.80)/4 = $40.45` .
Mary should deposit $40.45 each week in the given savings account in order to save $10,000 at the end of 5 years.