Problem: Can someone show me the step to answering these problems? I have included the correct answers beside them but need to see the work on how to get them?
Assume the social security system earns a 2.5% real rate of return for an individual paying 15% payroll tax on a constant real annual $25,000 salary over a typical 40 year working life.
1.What will the annual retirement benefit be if we assume a retirement period lasting 20 years? The correct answer is $16,213.80
2. What is the replacement rate of preretirement income? The correct answer is 64.9%
3. What will happen to the annual retirement benefits and the replacement rate if early retirement at age 62 is taken?