Question #1. You need to borrow money in order to buy a BMW M3 sports car....

 

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Question #1. You need to borrow money in order to buy a BMW M3 sports car. You have gone to several institutions and have been quoted the following rates: a. An EAR of 10%. b. 9.2% p.a. compounded continuously. C. 9.8% p.a. compounded every 6 months. d. 10.7% p.a. compounded each 2 years. e. 2.35% effective each quarter. Which rate do you choose? Question #2 A bank offers a lending rate of 10% p.a. compounded quarterly. What figure would they quote if they wished to express this rate: a. On a p.a. basis compounded monthly? b. On a p.a. basis compounded continuously? C. As an effective half year rate? d. As an EAR? Question #1. You need to borrow money in order to buy a BMW M3 sports car. You have gone to several institutions and have been quoted the following rates: a. An EAR of 10%. b. 9.2% p.a. compounded continuously. C. 9.8% p.a. compounded every 6 months. d. 10.7% p.a. compounded each 2 years. e. 2.35% effective each quarter. Which rate do you choose? Question #2 A bank offers a lending rate of 10% p.a. compounded quarterly. What figure would they quote if they wished to express this rate: a. On a p.a. basis compounded monthly? b. On a p.a. basis compounded continuously? C. As an effective half year rate? d. As an EAR?

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