Calculate the Simple Interest Earned on a Savings Account in Nine

question 27

Short Answer

Calculate the simple interest earned on a savings account in nine months that begins with a deposit of $500 and pays 3 percent interest.

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Multinational Corporations

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Low-Wage Countries

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