Fundamentals of Corporate Finance with Connect Access Card
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259418952
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 25.1CTF
Summary Introduction
To calculate: The EAR (Effective annual rate) at 7.6% compounded continuously.
Introduction:
The effective annual rate is the rate of interest that is expressed as if it were compounded once in a year.
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 25.1CTF
The EAR (Effective annual rate) is 78.96%.
Explanation of Solution
Equation to calculate the effective annual rate for continuous compounding:
Where,
q is the quoted rate.
Compute the effective annual rate @7.6% or 0.076 compounded continuously:
Note: The value of e is 2.71828.
Hence, the effective annual rate is 78.96%
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Chapter 25 Solutions
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance with Connect Access Card
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