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Last year, you deposited $25,000 into a retirement savings account at a fixed rate of 7.5 percent. Today,you could earn a fixed rate of 8 percent on a similar type account. However, your rate is fixed and cannot be adjusted. how much less could you have deposited last year if you could have earned a fixed rate of 8 percent and still have the same amount as you currently will when you retire 40 years from today?

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The solution explains how to determine the difference in amount to be deposited given an increase in interest rate.

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We first calculate the amount at the end of 40 years with a rate of 7.5%
We use the FVIF table to get the FV ...

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