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10% compounded semiannually
cmill511
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10% compounded semiannually
If a firm pays 10% compounded semiannually, the true rate of interest is greater than 10%?
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Mar 19, 2006, 08:29 PM
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if a firm pays 10% compounded semiannually, the true rate of interest is greater than 10%?
Yes
(1 + .10/2)^2 - 1 = .1025 = 10.25%
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The more frequently interest is compounded, the larger will be the final or terminal amount.
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Please watch the dates on the posts. The search tends to drag up old stuff.
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