单选题 An analyst does research about compounding rate of return. An investor makes the following beginning-of-quarter deposit into an account with an initial balance of $0.
Quarter Amount
1 $25000
2 $15000
3 $10000
4 $5000
If the account earns a stated rate of return 8% per year compounded quarterly, the value of this account at the end of Quarter 4 is closest to:
A. $57336
B. $58483
C. $69972

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 25000×(1+2%)4+15000×(1+2%)3+10000×(1+2%)2+5000×(1+2%)1= 27061+15918+10404+5100=58483。