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Compound interest. This is where you work out the interest on a number, then work out the interest on top of the number with the interest added.
Calculation of simple interest is faster in comparison to compound interest. In the latter, interest is added up with the principal amount and interest is charged on that added amount in the next period calculation.
Compound interest
With compound interest the interest amount is added to the principle and then earns interest as well. This is usually expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR). Simple interest is not added to the principle and does not earn further interest and is used rarely.
Compound Interest (study island)
If interest is compounded quarterly, it is added to the principal four times a year. This means that interest is calculated and added to the principal every three months, resulting in four compounding periods within a single year.
Simple interest is based on the original principle of a loan. Simple interest is generally used on short-term loans. Compound interest is interest added to the principal of a deposit or loan so that the added interest also earns interest from then on.
Interest is compounded semiannually if the interest is calculated every six months and added to the capital.
The terminology of compounding interest means adding interest to the interest that one already has on an account. The interest could be added to a bank account or to a loan.