Compute the amount of compound interest earned in 1 year for an investment of $1,000,000 with a nominal interest rate of 8% compounded quarterly.

2 answers

P = Po(1+r)^n.

Po = $1,000,000.

r = (8%/4)/100% = 0.02 = Quarterly % .rate expressed as a decimal.

n 4Comp./yr. * 8trs = 32 Compounding
periods.

Plug the above values into the given Eq and solve for P.

I = P-Po.
CORRECTION: n = 4Comp./yr. * 1yr. = 4
Compounding periods.