APY 100 (1 +interest Earned Average Account Balance) - 1
APY 100 (1 +interest Earned Average Account Balance) - 1
APY 100 (1 +interest Earned Average Account Balance) - 1
Suppose that a customer holds a savings deposit in a savings bank for a year. The balance in the
account stood at $2,000 for 180 days and $100 for the remaining days in the year. If the Savings
bank paid this depositor $8.50 in interest earnings for the year, what APY did this customer
receive?
[ ]
365
Interest Earned Days in Period
APY = 100 ( 1 + ) -1
Average Account Balance
Q2. Monica Lane maintains a savings deposit with Monarch Credit Union. This past year
Monica received $10.75 in interest earnings from her savings account. Her savings deposit had
the following average balance each month:
What was the annual percentage yield (APY) earned on Monica’s savings account?
Q3. The National Bank of Mayville quotes an APY of 3.5 percent on a one-year money market
CD sold to one of the small businesses in town. The firm posted a balance of $2,500 for the first
90 days of the year, $3,000 over the next 180 days, and $4,500 for the remainder of the year.
How much in total interest earnings did this small business customer receive for the year?
APY = 100
[ (1+
Interest Earnings 365/365
Average Balance
) −1
]