A department store issues its own credit card, with an interest rate of 2% per month. Explain why this is not the same as an annual rate of 24%. What is the effective annual rate?
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A bank account is earning interest at 6% per year compounded continuously. (a) By what percentage has the bank balance in the account increased over one year? (This is the effective annual rate.) (b) How long does it take the balance to double? (c) For a continuous interest rate r, find a formula for the doubling time in terms of r.
Solution
The first step in solving Appendix B problem number 10 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: A bank account is earning interest at 6% per year compounded continuously. (a) By what percentage has the bank balance in the account increased over one year? (This is the effective annual rate.) (b) How long does it take the balance to double? (c) For a continuous interest rate r, find a formula for the doubling time in terms of r.
From the textbook chapter Problems for Appendix B you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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