Question

An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes:
Options:
A .  None of these
B .  10.25%
C .  10.5%
D .  10%
Answer: Option B

Answer : Option B

Explanation :

Let the automobile financier lends Rs.100
$MF#%\text{Simple Interest for first 6 months = }\dfrac{\text{PRT}}{100}= \dfrac{100 \times 10 \times \dfrac{1}{2}}{100}=\text{Rs. }5$MF#%
After 6 months, he adds the simple interest to principal
i.e., after 6 months, principal becomes Rs.100 + Rs.5 = Rs.105
$MF#%\text{Simple Interest for next 6 months = }\dfrac{\text{PRT}}{100}= \dfrac{105 \times 10 \times \dfrac{1}{2}}{100}=\text{Rs. }5.25$MF#%
Amount at the end of 1 year = Rs.105 + Rs. 5.25 = Rs.110.25
i.e., Effective Simple Interest he gets for Rs.100 for 1 year = 110.25 - 100 = 10.25
i.e, the Effective Rate of Interest = 10.25%
$MF#%\color{#F00}{(∵ \text{R = }\dfrac{100 \times \text{SI}}{\text{PT}} = \dfrac{100 \times 10.25}{100 \times 1} = 10.25\%)}$MF#%



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