A loan is offered with monthly payments and a 15.00 percent APR. what's the loans effective annual rate? (EAR)? do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.
The effective rate is the actual rate that is paid annually when the rates are compounded semi-annually, quarterly or monthly. Effective rates are usually higher as compared to the nominal rates in case of more than once compounding in a year. EAR's can be used to compare different loans with varied nominal rates.
The formula for EAR = (1 + r/m)m - 1
r= nominal rate, m= number of months of compounding
EAR = (1 + .15/12)12 - 1
=1.1607545 - 1
= 0.1607545 x 100
= 16.0755%
EAR = 16.08%
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