Mathematics – Other
Tucker Drillin Corp. plans to borrow $200,000. Northern
National Bank will lend the money at one-half percentage point over the prime
rate of 8.5% (9 percent total) and requires a compensating balance of 20
percent. Principal in this case refers to funds that the firm can effectively
use in the business. What is the effective rate of interest? What would the
effective rate be if Tucker Drilling were required to make four quarterly
payments to retire the loan?





