Suppose that an investment of 13 dollars comma 000 grows in value at a rate of 9 percent per year. What is the growth factor for this investment?

For annual growth of 9%, add 0.09 to 1 to get the growth factor: 1 + 0.09 = 1.09. Therefore, the growth factor is 1.09, choice B.

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