Partners Bank Offers to Lend You $50,000 at a Nominal

question 98

Multiple Choice

Partners Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of 5.0%, simple interest, with interest paid quarterly.An offer to lend you the $50,000 also comes from Community Bank, but it will charge 6.0%, simple interest, with interest paid at the end of the year.What's the difference in the effective annual rates charged by the two banks?

• A) 1.56%
• B) 1.30%
• C) 1.09%
• D) 0.91%
• E) 0.72%

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

The separation between whole income and all charges, factoring in both straightforward and subtle costs.

Excess Capacity

The situation where a firm is producing less than the maximum output due to lack of demand.

Profit-Maximizing Rule

A principle stating that profit maximization occurs when a firm's marginal cost equals its marginal revenue.

Perfectly Competitive

Describes a market structure where many firms sell identical products, there are no barriers to entry or exit, and all firms are price takers.