COMPOUND INTEREST DAY 1 and 2
COMPOUND INTEREST DAY 1 and 2
INTEREST
Maria Luisa G. Tarala
Compound Interest
◦An interest computed every conversion
period whose principal amount includes
the interest earned every end of the
conversion period.
◦Conversion period can be either, annually,
semi-annually, quarterly and monthly.
Notation and Definition of Terms
Notation Terminology Definition
I Compound Interest An interest from the periodic
addition of simple interest to the
principal amount or simply the
difference between the compound
amount or simply the difference
between the compound amount
and the original principal.
F Future Value An accumulated amount obtained
by adding the principal and the
compound interest.
Notation and Definition of Terms
Notation Terminology Definition
m Conversion Period The number of times in a year the
interest will be compounded.
Annually
Semi-annually
Quarterly
Monthly
Notation and Definition of Terms
Notation Terminology Definition
P Principal The money borrowed or invested
FORMULAS TO BE USED
Required Formula
𝑟 !"
Future Value 𝐹 = 𝑃(1 + )
𝑚
𝐹
Principal 𝑃= 𝑟
(1 + )!"
𝑚
#
Interest Rate 𝐹 !"
𝑟=𝑚 −1
𝑃
𝐹
log
Time 𝑡= 𝑃
𝑟
𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑔 1 +
𝑚
Problem 1