Columbia Trust Wants Its Annually, Semiannually, and Monthly Compounded Five-Year

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Columbia Trust wants its annually, semiannually, and monthly compounded five-year GICs all to have an effective interest rate of 3.75%. What nominal annual rates should it quote for the three compounding options?

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