Assume One Bank Offers You a Nominal Annual Interest Rate

question 8

Multiple Choice

Assume one bank offers you a nominal annual interest rate of 6% compounded daily while another bank offers you continuous compounding at a 5.9% nominal annual rate.You decide to deposit $1,000 with each bank.Exactly two years later you withdraw your funds from both banks.What is the difference in your withdrawal amounts between the two banks?

• A)$2.24
• B)$2.35
• C)$2.47
• D)$2.59
• E)$2.72

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