Question

Summit Record Company is negotiating with two banks for a $150,000 loan. Fidelity Bank requires a compensating balance of 26 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. Southwest Bank requires a compensating balance of 13 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. The stated rate for both banks is 12 percent. Compensating balances will be subtracted from the $150,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. Calculate the effective interest rate for Fidelity Bank and Southwest Bank.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation of the effective interest rate is shown below:

For Fidelity bank

= (2 × 4 × $150,000 × 0.12) ÷ (4 +1 )× ($150,000 - $18,000 - ($150,000 × 26%)

= 30.97%

For southwest bank

= (2 × 12 × $150,000 × 0.12) ÷ (12+1 )× ($150,000 - ($150,000 × 13%)

= 25.46%