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Deposit Required to Accumulate a Specific Amount

Deposit Required to Accumulate a Specific Amount

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Deposit Required to Accumulate a Specific Amount

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Example

What is the monthly savings required to accumulate $20,000 in 15 years at 6% interest?

Data Entry

Use the following values for the prompts:


Prompt

Value


Type of Fund

Future Value


Current Account Value

0


Type of Deposits

Level Deposits


# of Deposits/Year

12


Amount of Each Deposit

Do not enter value


Deposits Made at

End of Period


Rate of Return

6


# of Years

15


Future Value

20000

Place the cursor on the Amount of Each Deposit prompt and click on the 'Calculate Cursor Line' button.

Result

The deposit required is $69.71