The Mathematics of Money

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Exercises 1.5 47

B. Converting Nonannual to Annual Rates


  1. Express each of the following simple interest rates as a simple interest rate per year.


a. 0.075% per day
b. 0.075% per week
c. 0.075% per month


  1. Express each of the following simple interest rates as a simple interest rate per year.


a. 0.01375% per day
b. 0.25% per month
c. 0.0825% per day
d. ½% per day
e. ½% per month

C. Converting Annual to Nonannual Rates


  1. Express each of the following annual simple interest rates as a daily simple interest rate.


a. 3.65%
b. 15%
c. 182.5%


  1. Express each of the following annual simple interest rate as (a) a daily simple interest rate and (b) a monthly simple
    interest rate.


a. 9%
b. 13 ½%
c. 24%

D. Grab Bag


  1. Find the total interest due for a 45-day loan of $835.72 if the simple interest rate is 0.065% per day.

  2. Suppose that the annual simple interest rate for a credit card is 19.99%. (a) What is the simple interest rate per day?
    (b) How much interest would be owed for one week in which the balance on the card was $1,555.93?

  3. The monthly simple interest rate on a loan is 0.945%. How much interest would be payable for a 6-month loan for
    which the principal is $13,546.75? What is the annual simple interest rate for this loan?

  4. The Iowa Anvil Company charges a simple interest rate of 0.0575% per day for all late payments. A payment of $4,500
    for a shipment was due on March 17. If payment is made on March 30, how much interest would be owed for this late
    payment?

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