A greater time horizon will increase interest.
In the context of continuously compounded interest, a longer time period allows for more compounding, thus resulting in a greater amount of interest accrued.
, where A is the amount of money in the account after compounding, P is the principal, r is the interest rate expressed as a decimal, and t is time in years is used to calculate the balance in an account with continuously compounded interest.
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A greater time horizon will increase interest.
In the context of continuously compounded interest, a longer time period allows for more compounding, thus resulting in a greater amount of interest accrued.