Construction Accounting And Financial Management (4th Edition)
Construction Accounting And Financial Management (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780135232873
Author: Steven J. Peterson MBA PE
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 1DQ
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Differentiate between simple interest and compound interest.

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The major difference between simple interest and compound interest is:

  • The simple interest does not compute interest on the interest of the previous period.
  • The compound interest computes the interest on the interest of the previous period, by compounding each period’s interest.

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Construction Accounting And Financial Management (4th Edition)

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