1. Find the effective rate of the compound interest rate or investment. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 24% compounded monthly. [Note: This rate is a typical credit card interest rate, often stated as 2.0% per month.]

2.Find the effective rate of the compound interest rate or investment. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

A $60,000 zero-coupon bond maturing in 8 years and selling now for $42,035.

3. You have just received $145,000 from the estate of a long-lost rich uncle. If you invest all your inheritance in a tax-free bond fund earning 6.3% compounded quarterly, how long do you have to wait to become a millionaire? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

4. You have just won $110,000 from a lottery. If you invest all this amount in a tax-free money market fund earning 6% compounded weekly, how long do you have to wait to become a millionaire? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

5. In the following ordinary annuity, the interest is compounded with each payment, and the payment is made at the end of the compounding period.

Find the accumulated amount of the annuity. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

$2500 annually at 6% for 10 years.

6. In the following ordinary annuity, the interest is compounded with each payment, and the payment is made at the end of the compounding period.

Find the accumulated amount of the annuity. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

$2000 monthly at 6.6% for 20 years.