What is the equivalent amount in year ten of an expenditure of $5,000 in year one, $6,000 in year two, and amounts increasing by $1,000 per year through year ten?

The correct answer is the equivalent amount is $139,059.41

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the scenario, the computation of the equivalent amount in year ten is shown below;

= $5,000 × (P/A, 10%,10) + $1,000 × (P/G, 10%,10)

= $5,000 × 6.1466 + $1,000 × 22.8913

= $30,723 + $22,891.30

= $53,614.30

Now the equivalent amount is

= $53,614.30 × (F/P, 10%,10)

= $53,614.30 × 2.5937

= $139,059.41

Hence, the equivalent amount is $139,059.41

if a = 1,   and b = 2, then the answer is 47.99999999. if you round that to the nearest whole number, the answer is 48.