5 Compound Interest

Learning Objectives

  • Differentiate between the concept of compound interest and simple interest.
  • Calculate the future value and present value of investments and loans in compound interest applications.
  • Calculate equivalent payments that replace another payment or a set of payments.
  • Calculate the effective and equivalent interest rates for nominal interest rates.
  • Calculate periodic and nominal interest rates.
  • Calculate the number of compounding periods and time period of an investment or loan.

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