Surreal Corp. has borrowed to invest in a project. The loan calls for a payment of $17,500 every month for three years. The lender quoted Surreal a rate of 8.40 percent with monthly compounding. At what rate would you discount the payments to find amount borrowed by Surreal Corp.

The rate at which to discount the payments to find sum borrowed is 12.68%

Explanation:

The discount rate to be used in computing the sum borrowed can e derived from the effective annual rate formula below:

Effective annual rate = (1 + Quoted interest rate/m)^m - 1

quoted interest rate is 8.40

m is the number of months in a year when compounding is done which is 12

effective annual rate=(1+8.40%/12)^12-1

effective annual rate=(1+0.01)^12-1

effective annual rate=(1.01)^12-1

effective annual rate=1.12682503 -1

effective annual rate=0.12682503=12.68%

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