Question

An investor can invest money with a particular bank and earn a stated interest rate of 4.40%; however, interest will be compounded quarterly. What are the nominal, periodic, and effective interest rates for this investment opportunity? Interest Rates Nominal rate Periodic rate Effective annual rate

Answer 1

Answer:

Nominal rate is 4.4%

Periodic rate is 1.1%

Effective rate is 4.5%

Explanation:

Bank offer the the nominal interest rate to their customer which already includes the inflation effect, so the stated rate is the nominal rate on the investment.

Nominal Interest rate = 4.4%

Interest rate that is calculated for a specific period from an annual rate is periodic interest rate.

Periodic interest rate (Quarterly) = 4.4% x 3 /12 = 1.1%

Effective Interest rate is the actual rate of return that an investor receives including compounding effect. It is expressed in annual term.

Effective Interest rate = ( 1 + 1.1% )^4 - 1 = 4.5%