Question 1169394
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Under given conditions,


   APY = {{{(1+0.06/12)^12-1}}} = 0.0617 as a decimal,  or  6.17%  as a percentage.


It is the effective annual percentage rate, taking compounding in account.  

It is DIFFERENT from the nominal annual percentage, which is 6% in this case.
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