Chapter4: Gross Income: Concepts And Inclusions
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![Question 1
(a) Clearly distinguish between nominal interest rate and effective interest rate.
(b) Akomiah deposits GHS1,000 into his bank account. The bank credits interest at
nominal annual rate j, convertible semi-annually, for the first seven years and nominal
annual rate 2j, convertible quarterly, for all years thereafter. The accumulated value of
the account at the end of 5 years is 2X. If the accumulated value of the account at the
end of 10.5 years is GHS1,980, find the value of X.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb423f43e-4db0-42c3-9f5b-4be2ce932931%2F98a1a547-e800-42ee-b14a-ef9d8cd98cfe%2F4zxg26_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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(a) Clearly distinguish between nominal interest rate and effective interest rate.
(b) Akomiah deposits GHS1,000 into his bank account. The bank credits interest at
nominal annual rate j, convertible semi-annually, for the first seven years and nominal
annual rate 2j, convertible quarterly, for all years thereafter. The accumulated value of
the account at the end of 5 years is 2X. If the accumulated value of the account at the
end of 10.5 years is GHS1,980, find the value of X.
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