Simple Interest
Present Value & Equation of Value
Nominal Interest Rates
Discount Rates
300

Franklin deposits $600 dollars into an account with a 7% simple annual interest rate, and Gregory deposits the same amount into an account with a 7% compounded annual interest rate. Who will have the account with more money after 10 months have passed?

Franklin

300

Rachel wants to have $600 in three years. What is the minimum amount she needs to deposit into an account with an 8% interest compounded yearly in order to achieve this $600?

$476.30

300

If the nominal annual interest rate is 8% compounded quarterly, what is the annual effective rate?

8.24%

300

Colleen has an investment account with an 11% annual interest rate. What is the account’s effective annual discount rate?

.099

400

Drew puts $200 into an account earning a 10% simple interest annually. How much money will the account have in three years?

$260

400

How much should you deposit in an account with a 6.7% compounded annual interest rate in order to pay yourself $600 in 6 years and $700 in 7 years?

$851.17

400

Brad puts $3,000 into an account with a 10% nominal interest rate compounded semi-annually. How much money will the account have in 42 months?

$4,221.30

400

Timothy deposits $50 into an account with a 9% annual discount rate. How much will the account have after 4 years?

$72.91

500

Brian puts money into an account earning 10% annual simple interest. For the time interval [3,4], what is the effective annual interest rate?

7.7%

500

William is setting up an investment account in 2026 that has an interest rate of 2%. He wants to receive $500 from this account in odd-numbered years and $850 in even-numbered years for the next 10 years. How much should he put into his account today to make that happen?

$5825.34

500

After an investment of $1,000 today and a withdrawal of $800 at the end of year 1, an account that has quarterly compounding interest accumulates $1,500 after 2 years. What is i(4)?

.5596

500

If the nominal discount rate is 48% convertible monthly, what is the effective annual interest rate?

.6319