Please Help You have savings of $100. You plan to save another $100 at the beginning of each year for 5 years. The account pays annual interest of 8 percent, compounded quarterly. The ending balance (principal plus interest) will be $at the end of 5 years.

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?