Activity Overview
In this activity, students deal with financial computations, where the interest is compounded continuously. Depending on the length of each compounding period, students will determine the number of compounding periods.
Before the Activity
Select TVM Solver from the calculator menu
See the attached activity PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
Print page 15-16 from the activity PDF file for your class
During the Activity
Distribute the pages to the class.
Follow the Activity procedures:
Enter the values for the total number of payments (N), annual interest rate ( I%), present value (PV), and number of payments per year (P/Y)
Enter a very large number (1x1011) for the number of compounding periods per year (C/Y)
Calculate the future value of an investment when the interest is compounded continuously
Compare the effective annual rates for interest compounded continuously and interest compounded quarterly
Calculate the nominal annual rate given the effective annual rate of interest compounded continuously
Calculate the future yield of a deposit that earns interest compounded daily
After the Activity
Review student results:
As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
Re-teach concepts as necessary