Ans We would prefer Third Bank since effective rate of interest in third bank is the lowest of all banks.
| EAR = | ( 1 + r )^n - 1 |
| FIRST BANK | Biannual Compounding |
| EAR= | ( 1 + 4.5%/2)^2 - 1 |
| EAR= | 4.55% |
| SECOND BANK | Compounded Monthly |
| EAR= | ( 1 + 4.3%/12)^12 - 1 |
| EAR= | 4.39% |
| THIRD BANK | Annual Compounding |
| EAR= | ( 1 + 4.25%)^1 - 1 |
| EAR= | 4.25% |
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A. Suppose you were to save $500.0000 in
the first bank. The interest rate is ?1=9.0000. Three years from
now, you should have $ ______
B. Suppose you were to save $500.0000 in the second bank. The
interest rate is ?2=6.0000. Three years from now, you should have $
______
C. Suppose you were to save $500.0000 in the third bank. The
interest rate is ?3=3.0000. Three years from now, you should have $
______
D. Let the interest rate...
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Math 115 Investment Project
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COMPANY IS CSL
a. Your case company has just made a large sale on an instalment
contract. The contract requires the customer to pay your case
company the amount shown in Table 1 (page 4 of this document) at
the end of every month for 4 years. Your case company would like
the cash now for an investment and so has asked its bank to
discount the instalment contract and pay...