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Problem 5-15 Calculating APR [LO 4]
Vandermark Credit Corp. wants to earn an effective annual return on its consumer loans
of 17.25 percent per year. The bank uses daily compounding on its loans.
What interest rate is the bank required by law to report to potential borrowers? (Do not
round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2
decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Use 365 days in a year.)
Interest rate
%
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 5-15 Calculating APR [LO 4] Vandermark Credit Corp. wants to earn an effective annual return on its consumer loans of 17.25 percent per year. The bank uses daily compounding on its loans. What interest rate is the bank required by law to report to potential borrowers? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Use 365 days in a year.) Interest rate %
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  Effective annual interest rate is also called annual rate of return . It is the real return received for the investment. The increase in the compounding period will increases the effective annual rate of return.

It can be calculated using the following formula:

Effective annual rate=1+inn-1

Where,

n = Number of periods

i  = Nominal interest rate

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