APR or Nominal Interest Rate compared to Effective Interest Rate
- You invest an amount of money at 5%, (a) compounded yearly, (b) compounded monthly, (c) compounded daily and (d) compounded continuously. What are the nominal and effective rates for each investment?
- 5% compounded yearly
- APR = Nominal rate = 5%
- Return = (1+ .05/1)1 = 1.05, effective rate is 0.05 or 5% (same as nominal)
- 5% compounded monthly
- APR = Nominal rate= 5%
- Return = (1 + .05/12)12 = 1.05116, effective rate is 0.0512 (rounded) or 5.12%
- 5% compounded daily
- APR = Nominal rate = 5%
- Return = (1 + .05/365)365 = 1.05127, effective rate is 0.0513 (rounded)or 5.13%
- 5% compounded continuously
- APR = Nominal rate = 5%
- Return = e.05 = 1.05127, effective rate is 0.0513 (rounded ) or 5.13%
- You invest $1,000 and 8 years later you have $1,900. What is the interest rate if interest was compounded monthly?
- 1,900 = 1000 ( 1 + r/12 )(12*8)
- 1,900/1000 = (1 + r/12)(12*8)
- (1.9)1/96 = [(1 + r/12) ]1/96
- 1.0006708 = ( 1 + r/12 )
- r/12 = 1.006708 - 1
- r = 12(0.006708) = 0.0805, The interest rate was 8.05% (rounded)