Asked by Shayla Nguyen on May 30, 2024
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A victim of a car accident won a judgment for wages lost over a two-year period ended nine months before the date of the judgment. In addition, the court awarded interest at 6% compounded monthly on the lost wages from the date they would have otherwise been received to the date of the judgment. If the monthly salary was been $5,500, what was the total amount of the award (on the date of the judgment)?
Compounded Monthly
Compounded Monthly means applying interest to both initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods on a monthly basis.
Lost Wages
The income an individual is unable to earn due to their inability to work, often resulting from an injury or illness.
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- Employ fiscal formulas to tackle challenging problems concerning annuities, borrowings, and investments.
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Learning Objectives
- Learn to calculate and apply present value in assorted financial contexts.
- Employ fiscal formulas to tackle challenging problems concerning annuities, borrowings, and investments.