Note: the Calculations for This Question Were Done Using Excel's

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Note: The calculations for this question were done using Excel's RATE function.
Compute the nominal annual rate of interest on a loan of $67 000.00 repaid in semi-annual installments of $6540.00 in 11.5 years.

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Definitions:

Hurdle Rate

The minimum rate of return on a project or investment required by a manager or investor.

Payback Method

An investment appraisal technique that calculates the amount of time required for an investment to generate cash flows sufficient to recover its initial cost.

Cash Inflows

Money or equivalent value received by a business, often from operations, investments, or financing activities.

Discounting

The process of determining the present value of a future amount of money or stream of income.