FINANCIAL MATH You deposit 1500 to an account that earns a nominal 6% convertible monthly for one year and a nominal 8% convertible quarterly for the next two years. a) How much is the account in 3 years? (Show your calculation for year 1 and year 3) b) Find an equivalent level nominal rate convertible semiannually for this account.
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For the first year, the nominal interest rate is 6% convertible monthly, so the interest rate per month is 6%/12 = 0.5%. In decimal form, this is 0.005. For the next two years, the nominal interest rate is 8% convertible quarterly, so the interest rate per Show more…
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