SOLUTION: find the annual percentage yield if a bank offers an APR of 3.2% compounded monthly. I am trying to help my daughter with her homework and I feel really silly because I cannot do

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Question 1167060: find the annual percentage yield if a bank offers an APR of 3.2% compounded monthly.
I am trying to help my daughter with her homework and I feel really silly because I cannot do this. Thank you
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, math_helper, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
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it's easy to confuse the two, and while the differences may be small, they can be significant.
the rate per month is (0.032/12)=0.00266667
add 1 to get 1.00266667
raise it to the 12th power (the "^" after the number.)
1.00266667^12=1.03247
subtract 1
0.03247 or 3.25% rounded.

Answer by math_helper(2461)   (Show Source):
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APY =

where
n = number of periods
r = periodic rate (here, it is 3.2%/12 = 0.032/12 = 0.0026667)

APY = = 0.03247 or 3.25% to two decimal places.

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source):
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