Western Energy makes quarterly deposits into an

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Western Energy makes quarterly deposits into an accountreserved for purchasing new equipment 2yearsfrom now. The interest paid on the deposits is 12%per year, compounded monthly. (a) Identify the interestperiod, compounding period, and compoundingfrequency in the interest period. (b) Calculate the effectiveannual interest rate, that is, the APY.

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QUESTION:

Western Energy makes quarterly deposits into an accountreserved for purchasing new equipment 2yearsfrom now. The interest paid on the deposits is 12%per year, compounded monthly. (a) Identify the interestperiod, compounding period, and compoundingfrequency in the interest period. (b) Calculate the effectiveannual interest rate, that is, the APY.

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The effective annual interest rate, in general, refers to the real return on the amount of savings of a depositor whenever the compounding is taken into consideration. Due to the effect of compounding, the effective interest rate gets increases over time.

 

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