Answer:
Instructions are listed below
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
You are saving to buy a $188,000 house. There are two competing banks in your area, both offering certificates of deposit yielding 7.3 percent.
Bank A:
initial investment $105,000
n=[ln(FV/PV)]/ln(1+r)
n=[ln(188000/105000)]/ln(1+0.073)= 8.26 years
Bank B:
Effective rate= 0.073/12= 0.0061
n=[ln(188000/105000)]/ln(1+0.0061)= 95.78 months/12= 7.98 years