Engineering Economy
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ISBN: 9780073523439
Author: Leland T Blank Professor Emeritus, Anthony Tarquin
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 25P
To attract new customers, EP Employees Credit Union advertised that they will begin paying 3% interest every quarter on all savings accounts. (Their competitors pay interest every 6 months.) The credit union uses March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st as quarterly interest periods. Determine (a) the end-of period totals in the account, and (b) the interest paid each quarter on the total. Assume there are no withdrawals and that quarterly interest is not redeposited.
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