Riverside bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of 6.5%, compounded monthly. the loan (principal plus interest) must be repaid at the end of the year. midwest bank also offers to lend you the $50,000, but it will charge an annual rate of 7.0%, with no interest due until the end of the year. how much higher or lower is the effective annual rate charged by midwest versus the rate charged by riverside? 0.52% 0.44% 0.36% 0.30% 0.24%

This activity is important because as a marketing manager, you must allocate resources to reach your target market. during the strategic marketing process, managers move through three important phases to determine how to optimally allocate resources: a planning phase, an implementation phase, and an evaluation phase. in this interactive exercise, you are asked to review various strategic marketing actions and determine where in the strategic marketing process the action would occur. the goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the strategic marketing process and related marketing actions.