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Basic Question 1 of 6

The effective annual interest rate is ______.

A. always equal to the annual percentage rate
B. greater than the annual percentage rate when the number of compounding periods per year is greater than one
C. less than the annual percentage rate when the number of compounding periods per year is greater than one

User Contributed Comments 4

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imroark More payments within a year (& compounded) will only see you earning more! Think about it intuitively...
mansi its equal when the compounding period is one year.
Shaan23 C is correct if the number of compounding periods per year is LESS than one.
sasarwar B
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Learning Outcome Statements

calculate and interpret the effective annual rate, given the stated annual interest rate and the frequency of compounding;

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 1.