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Does an increase of 4 percent in the interest rate result in a 4 percent increase in the total interest paid?
Not usually. A "4 percent increase in the interest rate" usually means that there is some reference interest rate of x percent that is increased to 4 + x percent. This means that the interest paid increases from x percent of the principal to 4 + x percent of the principal. Therefore, the interest paid increases by 100 (4/x) %. For example, if a recent Federal funds rate of 1 % in the United States were to be increased by 4 %, the interest paid on any given amount of principal would increase by 400 %!
If a simple interest of 4.5 percent was paid at the end of the year then find the balance at the end of the year?
The formula for simple interest is Interest = Principal x Rate x Time ÷ 100 As the rate is an annual rate and the period is 1 year then Interest = Principal x 4.5/100. The balance at the year end = Principal + Interest = Principal x 104.5/100.
What is interest paid on the original principal plus any interest that has been left in the account?
Campound interest
Eight hundred dollars is borrowed at an interest rate of 1.5 percent per month Find the interest paid over a period of 5 months?
$60.00
Concering compound interest as the amount of principal increase the amount of interest paid decreases?
false
