A friend has $$950$ that he has saved from his part$-$time job. He will need his money, plus any

interest earned on it$,$ in six months and has asked for your help in deciding whether to put the

money in a bank savings account at $2\mathrm{.}30\%$ interest or to lend it to Victor. Victor has promised

to repay $$979$ after six months.

Required:

a$.$ Calculate the interest earned on the savings account for six months.

Note: Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.

b$.$ Calculate the annual rate of return if the money is lent to Victor.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.

c$.$ Which alternative would you recommend?