There is no such thing as "compounded continuously". No matter how short
it may be, the compounding interval is a definite amount of time and no less.
It is 14.9 percent.
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6,209 compounded at 5.2% for 5 years yields 8,000
0.67 percent
Matt will have $2,298.65.
It is 14.9 percent.
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I suspect that it will be 6.3!
6,209 compounded at 5.2% for 5 years yields 8,000
8% compounded monthly is equivalent to an annual rate of approx 152% . 8.5% compounded six monthly is equivalent to "only" 17.72% so the first is clearly larger.
0.67 percent
y = ln(3)/ln(1.0575) = 19.65 years, approx.
11000*(1.045)^4=$13117.70stop cheating on your math homework
Matt will have $2,298.65.
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The effective annual rate for a credit card that carries a 9.9% annual percentage rate (compounded daily) is 10.4%.
It would be worth 428.24 if the interest was added on once each year. If the interest were to be compounded monthly rather than annually the value would be 447.67