Answer: the total amount that you can earn in 15 years is $737245. Option C
Step-by-step explanation:
You receive an annual salary of $32,900 and each year, you are assured of a 5.5% raise. Assuming there was no raise, you get 100% of your previous salary each year. With a raise of 5.5%, you will get 100 + 5.5 = 105.5% of your previous salary for each year. This is a geometric progression and we want to determine the sum of 15 terms(15 years).
The formula for the sum of terms in a geometric progression is