Partners Bank Offers to Lend You $50,000 at a Nominal

Multiple Choice

Partners Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of 5.0%, simple interest, with interest paid quarterly.An offer to lend you the $50,000 also comes from Community Bank, but it will charge 6.0%, simple interest, with interest paid at the end of the year.What's the difference in the effective annual rates charged by the two banks?

A) 1.56%
B) 1.30%
C) 1.09%
D) 0.91%
E) 0.72%