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Premier Federal Credit Union is offering a 2-year certificate of deposit with a stated rate of 6.50% and quarterly compounding, The effective rate for the certificate is:
A. 6.6879%.
B. 6.6602%.
C. 6.6056%.
The formula to find the effective rate is-
Effective rate = (1 + i/n)^n
Effective rate = (1 + 0.0650/4)^4 (4 as quaterly compounding)
Effective rate = (1+0.01625)^4
Effective rate = 0.066602 or 6.6602% (Option B)