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Date May 2015 Marks available 3 Reference code 15M.1.sl.TZ2.10
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
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Question

Minta deposits 1000 euros in a bank account. The bank pays a nominal annual interest rate of 5%, compounded quarterly.

Find the amount of money that Minta will have in the bank after 3 years. Give your answer correct to two decimal places.

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a.

Minta will withdraw the money from her bank account when the interest earned is 300 euros.

Find the time, in years, until Minta withdraws the money from her bank account.

[3]
b.

Markscheme

\(1000{\left( {1 + \frac{5}{{4 \times 100}}} \right)^{4 \times 3}}\)     (M1)(A1)

Note: Award (M1) for substitution into compound interest formula, (A1) for correct substitution.

 

OR

\({\text{N}} = 3\)

\({\text{I}}\%  = 5\)

\({\text{PV}} =  - 1000\)

\({\text{P/Y}} = 1\)

\({\text{C/Y}} = 4\)     (A1)(M1)

Note: Award (A1) for \({\text{C/Y}} = 4\) seen, (M1) for other correct entries.

 

OR

\({\text{N}} = 12\)

\({\text{I}}\%  = 5\)

\({\text{PV}} =  - 1000\)

\({\text{P/Y}} = 4\)

\({\text{C/Y}} = 4\)     (A1)(M1)

Note: Award (A1) for \({\text{C/Y}} = 4\) seen, (M1) for other correct entries.

 

\( = 1160.75\) (€)    (A1)     (C3)

a.

\(1000{\left( {1 + \frac{5}{{4 \times 100}}} \right)^{4 \times t}} = 1300\)     (M1)(A1)

Note: Award (M1) for using the compound interest formula with a variable for time, (A1) for substituting correct values and equating to \(1300\).

 

OR

\({\text{I}}\%  = 5\)

\({\text{PV}} =  \pm 1000\)

\({\text{FV}} =  \mp 1300\)

\({\text{P/Y}} = 1\)

\({\text{C/Y}} = 4\)     (A1)(M1)

Note: Award (A1) for 1300 seen, (M1) for the other correct entries.

 

OR

\({\text{I}}\%  = 5\)

\({\text{PV}} =  \pm 1000\)

\({\text{FV}} =  \mp 1300\)

\({\text{P/Y}} = 4\)

\({\text{C/Y}} = 4\)     (A1)(M1)

Note: Award (A1) for 1300 seen, (M1) for the other correct entries.

 

OR

Sketch drawn of two appropriate lines which intersect at a point

Note: Award (M1) for a sketch with a straight line intercepted by appropriate curve, (A1) for a numerical answer in the range \(5.2-5.6\).

 

\(t = 5.28{\text{ (years)}}\;\;\;(5.28001 \ldots )\)     (A1) (C3)

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Syllabus sections

Topic 1 - Number and algebra » 1.9 » Financial applications of geometric sequences and series: compound interest.
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