SOLUTION: Suppose your credit card issuer states that it charges a 17.00% nominal annual rate, but you must make monthly payments, which amounts to monthly compounding. What is the effective

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Question 1148908: Suppose your credit card issuer states that it charges a 17.00% nominal annual rate, but you must make monthly payments, which amounts to monthly compounding. What is the effective annual rate?
A) 18.19%
B) 17.99%
C) 18.39%
D) 18.79%
E) 18.59%

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is(1+(0.17/12))^12=1.18389
subtract original 1 and this is 18.39%
C

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