Exercise

Growth and Rate of Return

Growth and Rate of Return are two concepts that are ubiquitous throughout the financial world. Recall that the cumulative returns from investing $100 in an asset that grows at 5% per year, over a 2 year period can be calculated as:

$$100*(1 + 0.05)^2$$

Instructions

100 XP

Calculate the future value (cumulative return) of a $100 investment which grows at a rate of 6% per year for 30 years in a row and assign it to future_value.

Take Hint (-30 XP)