Your company plans to borrow $12 million
Question
9)Your company plans to borrow $12 million for 12 months, and your banker gives you a stated rate of 21
percent interest.
| Calculate the effective rate of interest for the following types of loans. |
| a. | Simple 21 percent interest with a compensating balance of 12 percent. (Use a 360-day year. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) |
| Effective rate of interest | % |
| b. | Discounted interest (with no compensating balance). (Input your answer as percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) |
| Effective rate of interest | % |
| c. | An installment loan (12 payments). (Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) |
| Effective rate of interest | % |
| d. | Discounted interest with a compensating balance of 6 percent. (Use a 360-day year. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) |
| Effective rate of interest | % |