Financial Management: Principles and Applications, 13/e
by Sheridan Titman, Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin
5.2 Compounding and Future Value
If we assume that an investment will earn interest only on the original principal, we call this simple interest. Suppose that you put $100 in a savings account earning 6 percent interest annually. How much will your savings grow after one year? If you invest for one year at an interest rate of 6 percent, you will earn 6 percent simple interest on your initial deposit of $100, giving you a total of $106 in your account. What if you leave your $100 in the bank for two years? In this case, you will earn interest not only on your original $100 deposit but also on the $6 in interest you earned during the first year. This process of accumulating interest on an investment over multiple time periods is called compounding ...
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