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VCE 12 General 2023

5.06 Effective interest rates

Interactive practice questions

Neil invested $\$3500$$3500 at $4.3%$4.3% p.a. compounded daily.

a

Find the amount of interest earned in a year.

Write your answer to the nearest cent.

b

Find the effective annual interest rate as a percentage.

Round your answer to two decimal places.

Easy
4min

Neil invested $\$2610$$2610 at $2.7%$2.7% p.a. compounded quarterly.

Easy
2min

Christa's investment of $\$7630$$7630 earned interest at $2.3%$2.3% p.a. compounded semiannually.

Easy
3min

A loan attracts interest at a rate of $6.7%$6.7% compounding monthly.

What is the effective rate correct to four decimal places?

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

U3.AoS2.3

the concepts of financial mathematics including simple and compound interest, nominal and effective interest rates, the present and future value of an investment, loan or asset, amortisation of a reducing balance loan or annuity and amortisation tables

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