Time Value of Money / Interest RatesChart summarizing the details of the investment for both Bob and LisaPartyAge at start Age at stop AmountcontibutedNumber of years of contributionPlanned retirement ageNumber of Years to retirement Capital at stop Capital at retirement Lisa 20 32 2,000 13 65 33 43,100 401,922 Bob 32 65 2,000 33 65 - 254,517 254,517 From the chart it can be seen that Lisa had a significantly more amount of retirement savings than Bob. This is despite the fact that Bob contributed much more and for longer than Lisa. Bob contributed $66,000 while Lisa contributed $26,000. From the time value of money perspective we see that Lisa contributed early thus her money is worth more than Bob who stated his contributions much latter 2. What is interest rate and how it is determinedInterest is the cost of borrowing or compensation for the service and risk of lending money. Interest rates may be described as the amount charged, by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets expressed as a percentage of principal borrowed. Typically Interest rates are noted