document.write( "Question 1150075: Principal: $16,000\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Interest rate: 24%\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Calculate the effective rate (APY) of interest for 1 year. (Use the Table provided.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth percent.)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "We don't have \"the table provided\"....

\n" ); document.write( "The (annual) interest rate is 24%; compounded quarterly means 24/4 = 6%, compounded 4 times.

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\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2B%280.24%2F4%29%29%5E4\" = 1.262477 to 6 decimal places

\n" ); document.write( "The APY is 1.262477-1, converted to a percent.

\n" ); document.write( "To 2 decimal places, that is 26.25%

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