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Chapter 4

COMPOUNDING AT
DIFFERENT PERIODS

IE 305 – Engineering Economic Analysis


Cameron MacKenzie

IE 305 – ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1


Annual percentage rate (APR)

IE 305 – ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 2


Example

The nominal interest rate is 17.7%, compounded daily. If I owe P and I let P sit for 365 days,
how much will owe?

IE 305 – ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 3


Effective annual interest rate

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Example 4.1

Ally Bank offers a 5-year certificate (CD) at 1.60% APY (annual percentage yield). Find the APR for the
five-year CD assuming interest is compounded daily. Find the total balance for a deposit amount of
$10,000 at the end of five years.

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Calculate using daily interest rate or annual effective rate

• Making use of daily interest rate

• Making use of annual effective rate

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