Chapter 6 Self-Study Questions

1.i = (1 + 0.07 / 12) ^12 – 1 = 0.723 = 7.23%
3.r = 12 (12th root (1 + 0.07) – 1) = 0.0678 = 6.78%
5.i = (1 + 0.05 / 26) ^ 4 – 1 = 0.0077 = 0.77%
7.r = 13 (4th root (1 + 0.0254) – 1) = 0.0818 = 8.18%
9.i = (1 + 0.078 / 12) ^ 1 – 1 = 0.0065 = 0.65%

11.Their actual interest rate is i = 6.6% / 52 = 0.127% per week.

13.Their actual interest rate is i = 7.6% / 4 = 1.9% per quarter.

The first quarter cash-flow instance is $5000.

The second quarter cash-flow instance is –$537.

The third quarter cash-flow instance is –$457.

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