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Which is the better investment 8.5 percent compounded monthly or 9.1 percent compounded annually?
Answer: 9.1% At 8.5% principal grows by (1+(.085/12))^12 = 1.0884 times in one year which is less than investing at 9.1%.
What is better for the consumer simple interest or compounded daily?
I'm thinking of bonds when answering this question. The more frequent the compounding the better it will be for the lender. The less frequent the compounding the better it will be for the borrower. Lets use this example: Interest = 10% Principle = $1000 Compounding A = Annually Compounding B = Quarterly Time period = 2 years A) At the end of the first year $100 in interest would have been made making the balance $1100. At the end of the second year $110 would be earned because of compounding and the balance would be $1210. B) At the end of the first year $103.81 in interest would have been earned with a ending balance of $1103.81. At the end of the second year the interest earned would be $114.59 and the ending balance would be $1218.40. What I showed here is that if you are the one receiving the interest you would prefer daily compounding. When you're paying out interest you would prefer simple interest.
In 2000 Patti had the choice to invest 100000 in the housing market for five years or invest in a CD paying 4 compounded annually. If the 2000 CPI is 172.2 and the 2005 CPI is 195.0 ...Better option?
It is not possible to answer the question based in the information given since the increase in CPI does not reflect the return on the housing market.
What is the difference between simple interest and compound interest is one better than the other why or why not?
With compound interest, after the first period you interest is calculated, not only on the original amount but also on the amount of interest from earlier periods. As to "better" or not, the answer depends on whether you are earning it on savings or paying it on borrowing!
When you are earning interest is it better to have high or low rates?
High rates.However, high interest rates are usually a consequence of high inflation rates and so what matters is not the interest rate but the real interest rate which is the nominal interest rate relative to the inflation rate.Thus a 3% interest rate when inflation is 1% is better that a 5% interest rate when inflation is 4%.
