Answer:
First National Bank = 14.6%
First United Bank.= = 14.8%
Explanation:
Effective annual rate is the equivalent annual rate o where interest rate is compounded at an interval shorter than a year.
It can be calculated as follows:
EAR = ( (1+r)^(n) -1) × 100
r -interest rate per period
n- number of period
EAR - Effective annual rate
First National Bank
r - interest rate per month = 13.7%/12 = 1.141%
number of period = 12 months
EAR =( (1+011141)^(12) - 1) × 100
= 0.145938395 × 100
= 14.59
= 14.6%
First United Bank.
r- interest rate per quarter - 14%/4 = 3.5% per quarter
n- number of quarters = 4
EAR = ((1+0.035)^(4)- 1) × 100
= 0.147523001 × 100
= 14.8%
