Practice

Time Value of Money

Turn every rate into a rate per period first. Then move each payment to one comparison date before you add anything.

A lesson for this topic

Question 1

A credit card charges a nominal annual interest rate of 18.0% convertible monthly.

Calculate the annual effective interest rate.

Question 2

A car loan charges a nominal annual interest rate of 8.0% convertible quarterly.

Calculate the annual effective interest rate.

Question 3

A fund earns an annual effective interest rate of 10.0%.

Calculate the equivalent nominal annual rate of interest convertible monthly.

Question 4

A bond fund earns an annual effective interest rate of 6.5%.

Calculate the equivalent nominal annual rate of interest convertible semiannually.

Question 5

A one-year Treasury bill is priced using an annual effective discount rate of 6.0%.

Calculate the equivalent annual effective interest rate.