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Future Value of Increasing Deposits with a Break in Deposits

Future Value of Increasing Deposits with a Break in Deposits

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Future Value of Increasing Deposits with a Break in Deposits

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Example

Calculate the account value in 20 years with monthly deposits of $100 occurring during the first 10 years, increasing annually by 2% per year. Assume a 6% rate of return.

Data Entry

Use the following values for the prompts:


Prompt

Value


Type of Fund

Future Value


Current Account Value

0


Type of Deposits

Annual Increase by a %


# of Deposits/Year

12


Amount of Each Deposit

100


Deposits Made at

Beginning of Period


Annual Increase in Deposit

2


Interest Rate

6


# of Years

20


Future Value

Do not enter value

Place the cursor on the Future Value prompt and click on the 'Calculate Cursor Line' button.

Then in the grid enter zeros ('0') in the Annual Deposits column for years 11 through 20.

Note:If the check box Carry Values Down Column is marked (found below the grid), after editing the value for year 11, the  entered value (zero) will be carried down for all subsequent years.

Result

Future Value calculates $31,711.60.