What difference does compounding make?  You have a $10 000 debt. Calculate the interest and amount for each.  Interest   rate Compounded  Time  Interest  Amount 7%  Simple (n/a)  3 years     7%  Annually  3 years     7%  Semi-annually  3 years     7%  Monthly  3 years     7%  Daily  3 years

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. What difference does compounding make? 

You have a $10 000 debt. Calculate the interest and amount for each. 

Interest  

rate

Compounded 

Time 

Interest 

Amount

7% 

Simple (n/a) 

3 years

   

7% 

Annually 

3 years

   

7% 

Semi-annually 

3 years

   

7% 

Monthly 

3 years

   

7% 

Daily 

3 years

   
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When an amount is invested somewhere, it earns interest on it.

The amount initially invested is called the principal value and amount at maturity is called maturity value.

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