To make CDs look more attractive than they really are, some banks advertise that their rates are higher than their competitors' rates; however, the fine print says that the rate is a simple interest rate. If a person deposits $10,000 at 10% per year simple interest, what compound interest rate would yield the same amount of money in 3 years?

To make CDs look more attractive than they really are, some banks advertise that their rates are higher than their competitors' rates; however, the fine print says that the rate is a simple interest rate. If a person deposits $10,000 at 10% per year simple interest, what compound interest rate would yield the same amount of money in 3 years?

Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078747663

Author:McGraw-Hill

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Chapter6: Saving And Investing

Section6.1: Why Save?

Problem 6R

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