Question

Your pension plan is an annuity with a guaranteed return of 4% per year (compounded quarterly). You can afford to put $1,800 per quarter into the fund, and you will work for 40 years before retiring. After you retire, you will be paid a quarterly pension based on a 25-year payout. How much will you receive each quarter? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

Answer 1

P = C (1 + r/n) nt
where
P = future value
C = initial deposit
r = interest rate (expressed as a fraction: eg. 0.06)
n = # of times per year interest is compounded
t = number of years invested (if this helps, good)

Answer 2

Thank you! All I needed was a formula!