Weathers Catering Supply, Inc., needs to borrow $149,000 for 6 months. State Bank has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.2% subject to a 10.5% compensating balance. (Note: Weathers currently maintains $0 on deposit in State Bank.) Frost Finance Co. has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.2% with discount-loan terms. The principal of both loans would be payable at maturity as a single sum. a. Calculate the effective annual rate of interest on each loan. b. What could Weathers do that would reduce the effective annual rate on the State Bank loan?
Weathers Catering Supply, Inc., needs to borrow $149,000 for 6 months. State Bank has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.2% subject to a 10.5% compensating balance. (Note: Weathers currently maintains $0 on deposit in State Bank.) Frost Finance Co. has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.2% with discount-loan terms. The principal of both loans would be payable at maturity as a single sum. a. Calculate the effective annual rate of interest on each loan. b. What could Weathers do that would reduce the effective annual rate on the State Bank loan?
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Weathers Catering Supply, Inc., needs to borrow $149,000 for 6 months. State Bank has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.2% subject to a 10.5% compensating balance. (Note: Weathers currently maintains $0 on deposit in State Bank.) Frost Finance Co. has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 9.2% with discount-loan terms. The principal of both loans would be payable at maturity as a single sum.
a. Calculate the effective annual rate of interest on each loan.
b. What could Weathers do that would reduce the effective annual rate on the State Bank loan?
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Weathers Catering Supply, Inc., needs to borrow $145,000 for 6
months. State Bank has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 8.6% subject to a 10.4% compensating balance. (Note: Weathers currently maintains $0 on deposit in State Bank.) Frost Finance Co. has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 8.6% with discount-loan terms. The principal of both loans would be payable at maturity as a single sum.
months. State Bank has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 8.6% subject to a 10.4% compensating balance. (Note: Weathers currently maintains $0 on deposit in State Bank.) Frost Finance Co. has offered to lend the funds at an annual rate of 8.6% with discount-loan terms. The principal of both loans would be payable at maturity as a single sum.
a. State Bank's semi-annual rate is
? (Round to two decimal places.)
State Bank's effective annual rate is
? (Round to two decimal places.)
Frost Finance's semi-annual rate is
? (Round to two decimal places.)
Frost Finance's effective annual rate is
? (Round to two decimal places.)
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a) State Bank's semi-annual rate is ?% (Round to two decimal places.)
b) Frost Finance's semi-annual rate is ?% (Round to two decimal places.)
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