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63. E
FFECTIVE
R
ATE OF
I
NTEREST
Suppose an initial investment
of $P grows to an accumulated amount of $A in t yr. Show
that the effective rate (annual effective yield) is
r
eff
(A/P)
1/t
1
Use the formula given in Exercise 63 to solve Exercises
64–68.
64. E
FFECTIVE
R
ATE OF
I
NTEREST
Martha invested $40,000 in a
boutique 5 yr ago. Her investment is worth $70,000 today.
What is the effective rate (annual effective yield) of her
investment?
65. H
OUSING
A
PPRECIATION
Georgia purchased a house in Janu-
ary, 2000 for $200,000. In January 2006 she sold the house
and made a net profit of $56,000. Find the effective annual
rate of return on her investment over the 6-yr period.
66. C
OMMON
S
TOCK
T
RANSACTION
Steven purchased 1000
shares of a certain stock for $25,250 (including commis-
sions). He sold the shares 2 yr later and received $32,100
after deducting commissions. Find the effective annual rate
of return on his investment over the 2-yr period.
67. Z
ERO
C
OUPON
B
ONDS
Nina purchased a zero coupon bond
for $6724.53. The bond matures in 7 yr and has a face
value of $10,000. Find the effective annual rate of interest
for the bond.
Hint: Assume that the purchase price of the bond is the initial
investment and that the face value of the bond is the accumulated
amount.
68. M
ONEY
M
ARKET
M
UTUAL
F
UNDS
Carlos invested $5000 in
a money market mutual fund that pays interest on a daily
basis. The balance in his account at the end of 8 mo
(245 days) was $5170.42. Find the effective rate at which
Carlos’s account earned interest over this period (assume a
365-day year).
In Exercises 69–72, determine whether the statement is
true or false. If it is true, explain why it is true. If it is
false, give an example to show why it is false.
69. When simple interest is used, the accumulated amount is a
linear function of t.
70. If interest is compounded annually, then the accumulated
amount after t yr is the same as the accumulated amount
under simple interest over t yr.
71. If interest is compounded annually, then the effective rate
is the same as the nominal rate.
72. Susan’s salary increased from $50,000/year to $60,000/year
over a 4-yr period. Therefore, Susan received annual in-
creases of 5% over that period.
(Optional) In Exercises 73–80, use logarithms to solve
each problem.
73. How long will it take $5000 to grow to $6500 if the invest-
ment earns interest at the rate of 12%/year compounded
monthly?
74. How long will it take $12,000 to grow to $15,000 if the
investment earns interest at the rate of 8%/year com-
pounded monthly?
75. How long will it take an investment of $2000 to double if
the investment earns interest at the rate of 9%/year com-
pounded monthly?
76. How long will it take an investment of $5000 to triple if the
investment earns interest at the rate of 8%/year com-
pounded daily?
77. Find the interest rate needed for an investment of $5000 to
grow to an amount of $6000 in 3 yr if interest is com-
pounded continuously.
78. Find the interest rate needed for an investment of $4000 to
double in 5 yr if interest is compounded continuously.
79. How long will it take an investment of $6000 to grow to
$7000 if the investment earns interest at the rate of %
compounded continuously?
80. How long will it take an investment of $8000 to double if
the investment earns interest at the rate of 8% compounded
continuously?
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1. Using Equation (7) with A 20,000, r 0.12, and m
12 so that i and n (3)(12) 36, we find the
required present value to be
or $13,978.50
2. The accumulated amount of Paul’s current investment is
found by using Equation (3) with P 100,000, r 0.106,
and m 365. Thus, i and n 365, so the required
accumulated amount is given by
0.106
365
P 20,000 a1
0.12
12
b
36
⬇ 13,978.50
0.12
12
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or $111,180.48. Next, we compute the accumulated amount
of Paul’s reinvestment. Now using (3) with P 100,000,
r 0.092, and m 365 so that i and n 365, we find
the required accumulated amount in this case to be
or $109,635.21. Therefore, Paul can expect to experience a
net decrease in yearly income of
111,180.48 109,635.21,
or $1545.27.
A 100,000 a1
0.092
365
b
365
0.092
365
A 100,000 a1
0.106
365
b
365
⬇ 111,180.48
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