
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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An investment of $\$$12,000 is made in a government bond that will pay 4% interest compounded annually. In addition, an annual deposit of $\$$500 is made at the end of each year. At the end of four years, what is the total amount of dollars in this investment?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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