Bank One Offers a Passbook Account with a 3

question 4

Multiple Choice

Bank One offers a passbook account with a 3.6% annual rate, compounded quarterly.Bank Two offers a money market account at 3%, compounded monthly.Find the better growth by calculating the
Effective rates.What is the greater effective rate?

• A)3.04%
• B)0.04%
• C)0.03%
• D)3.65%
• E)none of the above

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