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This is really simple.
Let's say the compounding frequency is x, mathematically, we have
(1+ 7.06%/x)^x = 7.25%. Solve for x, which should be one of 4, 12, 52, or 365, corresponding to quarterly, monthly, weekly or daily compounding frequency, respectively. This equation cannot be solved for a closed form solution since it is not a normal function. However, we can still solve it either numerically or by trial and error.
To simplify the calculation, we could take the natural log on both sides and change the equation to its equivalent,
x*ln(1+7.06%/x) = ln(1+7.25%).
Using MS Excel, we have the following results,
compounding frequency natural log of gross annualized interest rate (lefthand side) natural log of gross interest rate(righthand side)
Quarterly (x=4)
0.06998419
0.069992372
Monthly (x=12)
0.070393129
0.069992372
weekly (x=52)
0.070552117
0.069992372
Daily (x=365)
0.070593173
0.069992372
Number of quarters
7/3
2.333333333
Initial deposit
10000
10000*(1+7.06%/4)^2.33333
=
10416.68871
We can see the quarterly compounding frequency leads to the annualized interest rate closest to the given one.
So we should use quarterly compounding.
The intesest the investor will receive 7 months later is 416.69 Yuan, rounding to Fen. Taking the principal into account,the bank will give 10416.69 Yuan in total back to the investor.
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