Question

You are considering a car loan with a stated APR of 5.42​% based on monthly compounding. What is the effective annual rate of this​ loan? The effective annual rate is nothing​%. ​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)

Answer 1

Answer:

The effective annual rate is 5.57%

Explanation:

The interest rate that is actually earned or paid on investment or loan including the compounding effect over a given period of time. It is also known as rate.

Effective interest rate = [ ( 1 + r/m )^m ] - 1

Effective interest rate = [ ( 1 + 5.42%/12 )^12 ] - 1

Effective interest rate = [ ( 1 + 0.0542/12 )^12 ] - 1

Effective interest rate = 0.055567 x 100

Effective interest rate = 5.5667% = 5.57%