Carcass wrote:
Nadine deposited $1,000 to open a new savings account that earned two percent annual interest, compounded semi-annually. If there were no other transactions in the account, what was the amount of money in Nadine’s account one year after the account was opened?
(A) $1,010.00
(B) $1,010.10
(C) $1,020.00
(D) $1,020.10
(E) $1,040.00
Total = \(Principal * ( 1 + \frac{Rate}{N})^{Nt}\)
= \(1000 * (1 + \frac{0.02}{2})^2\)
= \(1000 * 1.01^2 = 1000 * 1.0201 = $1020.10\)
Answer is D)