Find the cost of tuition in 8 years, assuming that it costs $16,000 today and the annual inflation rate will be 5%.
A) $22,400.00
B) $23,639.29
C) $16,541.18
D) $16,800.00
E) $16,066.79

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We can use the formula for future value with inflation to calculate the cost of tuition in 8 years:
FV = PV x (1 + r)n
where PV is the present value, r is the annual inflation rate as a decimal, n is the number of years, and FV is the future value.
Plugging in the given values, we get:
FV = $16,000 x (1 + 0.05)8
FV = $16,000 x 1.5
FV = $24,000
However, this is not one of the answer choices. We can use estimation to select the closest answer choice, which is B: $23,639.29.

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