Answer:
The amount that Stephanie must save at the beginning of each year if she wants to make her last savings payment at the beginning of her daughter's first year of college is:
= $6,428.46.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Tuition costs per year in today's dollars = $10,000
Total tuition costs for 4 years in today's dollars = $40,000
Number of periods to save = 18 years
Interest rate on investments = 12%
Tuition inflation rate = 6%
Stephanie needs to save $6,428.46 at the beginning of each year, calculated as follows from an online financial calculator:
N (# of periods) 18
I/Y (Interest per year) 18
PV (Present Value) 40000
FV (Future Value) 0
Results
PMT = $6,428.46
Sum of all periodic payments = $115,712.21
Total Interest = $75,712.21
