Question

You have $5,400 to deposit. If you deposit the money in a savings account at your local bank, you will earn 1.49% annual interest and will be able to make ATM withdrawals at your bank’s ATMs. If you deposit the money in an online savings account, you will earn 4.44% annual interest, but you will be charged $5 every time you make an ATM withdrawal. Assuming that your ATM withdrawals do not reduce the amount of interest you earn, roughly how many times a year can you make an ATM withdrawal in order for the local savings account to be a better deal than the online savings account? a. 32 b. 27 c. 22 d. 15

Answer 1

$5,400 × 0.0149 = $80.46
$5,400 × 0.0444 = $239.76

$239.76 − $80.46 = $159.30

$159.30 / ($5/withdrawal) = 31.86 withdrawals

Answer: a. 32