A NOW Account Requires a Minimum Monthly Balance of $500

question 49

Multiple Choice

A NOW account requires a minimum monthly balance of $500 if annual interest of 5 percent is to be earned monthly on its deposits.An account holder has maintained an average balance of $300 for the first nine months of the year and $800 for the last three months of the year.She has written an average of 20 checks a month and is not charged for these services.However, it costs the bank $0.02 to process each check. What is the average return earned (both explicit and implicit) by the account holder over the full year if the minimum balance is reduced to $200?

• A)2.01 percent.
• B)2.65 percent.
• C)3.78 percent.
• D)5.35 percent.
• E)6.13 percent.

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