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Ex.10: Find the interest rate (with continuous compounding) if an investment of $8500
grows to $17000 in 10 years.
Solution:
Effective and nominal interest rates
If 1$ is deposited at 4% compounded quarterly, a calculator can be used to find that
at the end of one year the compounded amount is $1.0406, an increase of 4.06% over the
original $1. The actual increase of 4.06% in the money is higher than the stated increase
of 4%. The stated 4% is called the nominal rate of interest and the actual increase of
4.06% is called the effective rate.
Effective Rate
The effective rate corresponding to a stated rate of interest r compounded n-times per
year is:
re= (1+ 5)™—1 =
(9)
Ex.11: Find the effective rate of an investment at 5.2% compounded semiannually.
Solution:
Ex.12: A company agrees to pay $2.9 million in 5-years to settle a lawsuit. How much
must it invest now in an account paying 8% compounded monthly to have that amount
when itis due?
Solution:
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Ex.13: $987.65 is invested at 0.4% annual interest for 5 years.
a. Simple Interest
Solution:
b. Compound Interest
Ex.14: Complete the following table using the appropriate simple and compound interest
formulas:
Principal= $500
Interest Rate = 1.3%
Compound Interest, | Compound Interest,
Time (in years) Simple Interest compounded compounded
annually monthly
‘| |
; |
* |
10
20 |
25 |
30 rT |
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Summary:
Simple interest
Compound interest
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