Five years ago, William bought a twelve-room apartment complex for $340,000, and he plans to sell it today. The real estate market caused William’s complex to increase in value by 1.8% every year. William charges $525 per month to rent a room, and pays $36,500 in building upkeep every year. If William has kept all of his apartments continually rented out since he bought the building, to the nearest hundred dollars, how much profit will he realize once he sells it?
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this can be solved by using the formula
F = P(1 + i)^n
Where F is the future worth of the money
P is the present worth of the money
I is the fraction increase
N is the number of years
So P = 340000
F = 340,000(1+0.018)^5
F = $371,722
Profit = $371,722- 340000 +$525(5)(12)(12) -36,500(5)
Profit = $ 227,200
Answer
= $227200
Explanation
William bought the apartment for $340,000
The cost of the apartment after 5 years = 340,000(1+0.018)⁵
= 340,000 × 1.0.18⁵
= $371,721.60
The money he raised from rentals = 525 × 12 × 5 × 12
= $378,000
His expenditure (tomentain the apartment) = $ 36,500 × 5
= $182500
Profit after selling the apartment will be:
Profit = ($371,721.60 + $378,000) - ($182,500 + $340,000)
= $749,722 - 522500
= $227222
To the nearest hundred dollar = $227200