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Financial Maths 4 – Converting interest rates from monthly to yearly etc.

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You’ll learn

  • Convert between a period rate and the AER using (1 + iperiod)ᵏ = (1 + iyearly)
  • Find a monthly, weekly or quarterly rate from an AER with a fractional power like (1.05)^(1/12)
  • Explain AER vs APR and why you never just divide the annual rate by 12
  • Handle awkward periods like 9 months using (1 + i)¹ = (1 + AER)^(3/4)

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  • 2023 P1 Q8(c)

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