The Bourbon Street Journal costs $625, payable now, for a 3-year subscription. The newspaper is published 252 days per year (5 days per week, except holidays). If an 8.5% nominal annual interest rate, compounded every two months, is used: (a) What is the effective annual interest rate in this problem? (b) Compute the equivalent interest rate per 1/252 of a year

The Bourbon Street Journal costs $625, payable now, for a 3-year subscription. The newspaper is published 252 days per year (5 days per week, except holidays). If an 8.5% nominal annual interest rate, compounded every two months, is used: (a) What is the effective annual interest rate in this problem? (b) Compute the equivalent interest rate per 1/252 of a year

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