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Three savings accounts. Account A: effective rate 4.2% per year. Account B: effective rate 0.35% per month. Account C: effective rate 2.1% per half year.
Account	Effective rate of interest
A	4.2% per year
B	0.35% per month
C	2.1% per half year

Three savings accounts pay interest as shown in the table. Given that

1.0035^{12}

= 1.042818

and

1.021^{2}

= 1.042441

, which account has the highest effective annual rate of interest?

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Built for the SQA Higher Applications of Mathematics question paper: every skill in the current course specification (version 2.0) across modelling, statistics, finance, and planning and decision making. Not built for Higher Mathematics or National 5.

1. Mathematical modelling and spreadsheets

2. Probability and statistical literacy

3. Correlation, regression and hypothesis tests

4. Interest and the time value of money

5. Credit, savings, insurance, tax and inflation

6. Planning and decision making

Part	What it is	Time	Marks
Question paper	Short-answer and extended-response questions in real-life contexts, some based on a pre-released data booklet, sat on a computer with spreadsheet and statistical software.	2 hours 5 minutes	65 marks, scaled to 80
Project	A statistical report on a research question, using statistical software, up to 2000 words, marked externally.	About 8 hours	30 marks

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