Prudential Realty has an escrow account for one of its property management clients that contains $20,000. How long will it take to deplete the ac­count if the client withdraws $5000 now, $4500 one year from now, and amounts decreasing by $500 each year? Assume the account earns interest at a rate of 8% per year.

What will be an ideal response?


20,000 = 5000 + 4500(P/A,8%,n) – 500(P/G,8%,n)

Solve for n by trial and error:
Try n = 5: $19,281 < $20,000
Try n = 6: $20,541 > $20,000

By interpolation, n = 5.6 years

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