Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 2 - Section 2.1 - Simple Interest - Exercises - Page 134: 47

Answer

Your PV increases, so then should the interest paid.

Work Step by Step

With simple interest, $INT=PVrt,$ since both PV and r are constant, for each change in t of 1 (year), the interest added to your account is equal (constant). However, after one period (t=1 year), the interest is added to your account, so your PV is greater than for the period before, and for the next period of t=1, the interest should be based on the new PV, meaning that you should be paid more interest than for the period before.
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