An analyst does research about compounding

问题单项选择题

An analyst does research about compounding rate of return. An investor makes the following beginning-of-quarter deposit into an account with an initial balance of $0.

Quarter	Amount
1	$25000
2	$15000
3	$10000
4	$5000

If the account earns a stated rate of return 8% per year compounded quarterly, the value of this account at the end of Quarter 4 is closest to:（）

A. $57336

B. $58483

C. $69972

答案

参考答案：B

解析：

25000×(1+2%)⁴+15000×(1+2%)³+10000×(1+2%)²+5000×(1+2%)¹= 27061+15918+10404+5100=58483。