How much is 1 cent per day doubled for 30 days?
It is a tricky question, doubling a penny doesn't seem like it would amount to much right? Well at the end of 30 days that $0.01 is worth $5,368,709.12! Surprised? This is the power of compounding.
How much is 1 cent doubled for 31 days?
Penny Doubling Every Day for 31 Days By the way, need to know what happens if it doubles for 31 days? A penny doubling every day for 31 days is worth $10,737,418.24. So you'd rather take that penny over $10 million – assuming you could wait 31 days.
What if I double a penny for 30 days?
The Power Of Compound Interest If you took a single penny and doubled it everyday, by day 30, you would have $5,368,709.12. However, it's important to note that it's all about the power of doubling - if you asked the same question, but changed the doubling time to just 27 days, you would only have $671,088.64.
How much is 1 penny a day doubled for 1 year?
Clearly, the answer is one penny doubling in value every day for one year is worth more than $1 million. Had it been a leap year, compound interest would have doubled the value of the pennies one last time.