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  • August 17, 2015 at 1:49 pm #267511
    Farhaj
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    Q:A building society adds interest to investors account even though interest rates are expressed in annual terms. The current rate of interest is 6% per annum.
    An investor deposits $1000 on 1st January. How much interest will have been earned by 30th June?
    A 30.00
    B 30.38
    C 60.00
    D 300

    I am applying this formula : [ (1+r) ^ n -1 ] x 100

    Please explain this answer to me in simple words…

    August 17, 2015 at 3:05 pm #267517
    John Moffat
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    You have not typed the whole question – I assume that they add interest monthly.

    Assuming that to be the case, the monthly interest is 6%/12 = 0.5% (or 0.005)

    Adding interest for 6 periods at 0.5% per period comes to:

    1000 x (1.005)^6 = 1030.38

    So the interest added is 30.38

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