Problema Solution

c. Comparing interest rates-How much more interest could $500 earn in 5 years, compounded semiannually (two times a year), if the annual interest rate were 5½% instead of 5%?

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R1effective annual rate =5.575

R2=5.062

so more intrest will be  = 5.575 -5.062 =0.513