Emma earns a $39,000 salary in the first year of her career. Each year, she gets a 5% raise.How much does Emma earn in total in the first 11 years of her career? Round your final answer to the nearest thousand.
Q. Emma earns a $39,000 salary in the first year of her career. Each year, she gets a 5% raise.How much does Emma earn in total in the first 11 years of her career? Round your final answer to the nearest thousand.
Identify initial salary: Identify the initial salary and the annual raise percentage.Emma's initial salary is $39,000, and she gets a 5% raise each year.
Calculate salary for each year: Calculate the salary for each year using the formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence.The formula for the nth term of a geometric sequence is an=a1×r(n−1), where a1 is the first term, r is the common ratio, and n is the term number.In this case, a1=$(39,000) and r=1+1005=1.05.
Calculate total salary: Calculate the total salary over 11 years.The total salary over 11 years is the sum of a geometric series, which can be calculated using the formula Sn=a1×(1−rn)/(1−r), where Sn is the sum of the first n terms.Here, n=11, so we need to calculate S11.
Substitute values into formula: Substitute the values into the formula to calculate the total salary. S11=$39,000×(1−1.0511)/(1−1.05)
Calculate total salary: Calculate the total salary using the values from Step 4.S11=($)39,000×(1−1.0511)/(1−1.05)S11=($)39,000×(1−1.71034)/(−0.05)S11=($)39,000×(−0.71034)/(−0.05)S11=($)39,000×14.2068S11=($)554,065.2
Round final answer: Round the final answer to the nearest thousand. The total salary rounded to the nearest thousand is approximately $554,000.
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