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In a discounted note a company borrowed $3,000 for one year at an interest rate of 3.5%. What was the effective rate of interest?
A. 3.6%
B. 4.0%
C. neither A or B
Price of the note = Amount borrowed * (1 - interest rate)
Price of the note = 3,000 * (1 - 0.035)
Price of the note = 3,000 * 0.965
Price of the note = $2,895
The effective rate of interest = Amount borrowed/Price of the note - 1
The effective rate of interest = 3,000/2,895 - 1
The effective rate of interest = 1.0362694301 - 1
The effective rate of interest = 0.0362694301
The effective rate of interest = 3.62694301%
The effective rate of interest = 3.6%
Option A is correct