1) TV’s R Yours is advertising a deal, in which you buy a flat screen TV for $4,769 (including tax) with one year before you need to pay (no interest is incurred if you pay by the end of the one year). How much would you need to deposit at the end of each month in a savings account earning 1.2% APR, compounded monthly, to be able to pay the $4,769 bill in one year?
What is the monthly deposit?
2) On July 25, 2014, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened $17,083.80 and closed at $16,960.57. What was the effective annual rate return (in percent) of the stock market that day? Daily Return:
EAR: