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A credit card issued through Frost Bank has a nominal interest rate of 3.5% per quarter,...

A credit card issued through Frost Bank has a nominal interest rate of 3.5% per quarter, and the compounding period is quarterly. Calculate the effective interest rate on a (a) semiannual basis, and (b) annual basis

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Yearly nominal rate =3.5%*4 =14%

a) Effective interest rate on semiannual basis:-

=(1+14%/2)^2-1

=14.49%

b) Effective interest rate on annual basis:-

=14%

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