Attempts

Keep the Highest $\frac{?}{5}$

Nonannual compounding period

The number of compounding periods in one year is called compounding frequency. The compounding frequency affects both the present and future

values of cash flows.

An investor can invest money with a particular bank and earn a stated interest rate of $4\mathrm{.}40\%$; however, interest will be compounded quarterly, What

are the nominal, periodic, and effective interest rates for this investment opportunity?

Interest Rates

Nominal rate

Periodic rate

Effective annual rate

Rahul needs a loan and is speaking to several lending agencies about the interest rates they would charge and the terms they offer. He particularly

likes his local bank because he is being offered a nominal rate of $4\%.$ But the bank is compounding daily. What is the effective interest rate that Rahul

would pay for the loan?

$4\mathrm{.}264\%$

$4\mathrm{.}202\%$

$4\mathrm{.}258\%$

$4\mathrm{.}081\%$

Another bank is also offering favorable terms, so Rahul decides to take a loan of $$22,000$ from this banka He signs the loan contract at $8\%$

compounded daily for six months. Based on a $365-$day year, what is the total amount that Rahul owes the bank at the end of the loan's term? $($Hint:

To calculate the number of days, divide the number of months by $12$ and multiply by $365.)$

$$24,042,63$

$$23,699\mathrm{.}16$

$$22,897\mathrm{.}74$

$$23,813,65$