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If $5,000,000 is the initial amount placed in an account tha

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by Mike@Magoosh » Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:40 pm
If $5,000,000 is the initial amount placed in an account that collects 7% annual interest, which of the following compounding rates would produce the largest total amount after two years?
(A) compounding annually
(B) compounding quarterly
(C) compounding monthly
(D) compounding daily
(E) All four of these would produce the same total


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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:34 pm
A great example, but I think I'm okay with $5 million in the bank and 7% interest with any of these compounding options :D
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