Jay discounts a 100-day note for $25,000 at 13%. The effective rate of interest to the nearest
hundredth percent is _______ %.
A. 13.49
B. 13.48
C. 13.03
D. 13.02
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To find the effective rate of interest, we need to calculate the discount rate.
The formula for discount rate is:
Discount = Face value - Present value
In this case, the face value of the note is $25,000. Jay discounted the note, meaning the present value is less than the face value. Therefore, we can calculate the discount as follows:
Discount = $25,000 - Present value
To find the present value, we can use the formula:
Present value = Face value × (1 - Discount rate)
Substituting the given values into the formula,
$25,000 = $25,000 × (1 - Discount rate)
Rearranging the equation to find the discount rate:
Discount rate = 1 - (Present value / Face value)
Plugging in the values,
Discount rate = 1 - ($25,000 / $25,000) = 1 - 1 = 0
Now, we can find the effective rate of interest using the formula:
Effective rate of interest = (Discount rate / Days) × 100
Substituting the values into the formula,
Effective rate of interest = (0 / 100) × 100 = 0
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To find the effective rate of interest, we need to use the formula:
Effective Rate = (Discount / Face Value) * (360 / Days)
In this case, the discount is $25,000, the face value is the value of the note, and the days are 100.
First, we need to calculate the face value. The face value is the amount that will be repaid at the end of the 100 days. The formula to calculate it is:
Face Value = Discount + Amount
Since the note is being discounted, the amount is the discount subtracted from the face value.
Amount = Face Value - Discount
To find the face value, we can solve the equation:
$25,000 = Face Value - $25,000
Simplifying the equation, we find:
Face Value = $50,000
Now we can calculate the effective rate using the given formula:
Effective Rate = ($25,000 / $50,000) * (360 / 100)
Simplifying the equation, we find:
Effective Rate = 0.5 * 3.6
Effective Rate = 1.8
Therefore, the effective rate of interest to the nearest hundredth percent is 1.8%.
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