EAR and afForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FM Exams › EAR and afThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 13 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts November 25, 2011 at 9:12 am #50678 katekerMemberTopics: 14Replies: 12☆Dear sir,Could you tell me whether my understanding about EAR and the n applied in the following situation is right?The future cash inflow(4m) is paid half a year and the whole life period is 5 years. The annual interest rate is 20%.So the effective int. rate=(1+20%/2)2 -1=10.25%Using the formula of af=[1 – (1 + r)(-n) ]/rr=10.25% n=10 (5*2)then we get the afThanks in advance!!! November 27, 2011 at 5:08 pm #90152 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54478☆☆☆☆☆Yes – you have understood correctly 🙂AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In