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APR (annual percentage rate) and APY (annual percentage yield) differ because APY accounts for compounding. APY is always higher and shows the true return on savings or cost of credit.
Formel
APY = (1 + APR/n)ⁿ - 1, where n is compounding frequency per year
Trinn-for-trinn guide
- 1Enter APR as a decimal
- 2Select compounding frequency (daily, monthly, quarterly, annual)
- 3Calculate APY using the formula
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Inndata
APR = 5%, daily compounding
Resultat
APY ≈ 5.127%
(1 + 0.05/365)³⁶⁵ - 1
Vanlige feil å unngå
- ✕Treating APR and APY as equivalent
- ✕Wrong compounding frequency
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