Bonds issued by Raxin Accounting have a total yield of 11.4% annually, while Raxin Accounting stocks have a total yield of 14.4% annually. If you invest $2,600 in Raxin Accounting bonds and $2,000 in Raxin Accounting stocks, which investment will have a greater return after nine years, and how much greater will it be
This can be solved by comparing the future worth of each
investment:
F = p(1+i)^n
Where F is the future worth
P is the current value
i is the interes rate
n is the number of years
for the bond
F = 2600(1+0.114)^9
F = $ 6869.74
For the stocks
F = 2000(1+0.144)^9
F = $ 6712.19
The bond has greater value by $ 157.55