Solving for Annual Equivalent Rate

Course: Retirement Planning
Lesson 3: Employee Protections and Employer Responsibilities in Qualified Plans

Student Question:

I am confused as to how to get the correct answer for question number 4:

Jackie invests her bonus at the beginning of this calendar year. If she earns 7% compounded monthly, what is the annual equivalent rate? Round your answer to two decimal places.

I solve for the future value and get 1.07223, but then I’m not sure if I’m supposed to multiply this by something or if I am just not entering the correct numbers.

Thanks for your help.

Nicholas


Instructor Response:

Hi Nicholas,

Good to hear from you. What you’ve solved for when you do the FV (the 1.0723), is the growth of $1. Therefore, if it goes from $1 to $1.0723, then that is a 7.23% growth.  That’s the answer you would select – 7.23%.  There’s nothing more to do!

So, if you arrived at 1.0723, your calculation is correct!

Dan