You purchase a home for $125,000. The value of the property increases by 1.9% every year. After ten years, you decide to sell the home. In the meantime, you have made renovations and improvements to the house which increase its sale value by $48,300. How much will you sell the house for, to the nearest hundred dollars?
We can use the formula:
F = P · ( 1 + i )^n
where: P = $125,000, i = 0.019 ( 1.9 %), n = 10
F = $125,000 · ( 1 + 0.019 )^10
F = $125,000 · 1.019^10
F = $125,000 · 1.207096
F = $150,887
And we have to add $48,3000 ( for renovations and improvements )
$150,887 + $48,300 = $199,187 ≈ $199,200
Answer: You will be sell the house for $199,200.