The nominal rate on Sarah’s loan is 7.250%. If the interest is compounded monthly, what rate of interest is Sarah actually paying?

With monthly compounding, the effective annual rate is (1 + 0.0725/12)^12 − 1. This gives approximately 0.07496, or 7.496%. Therefore, Sarah is actually paying 7.496% interest, choice B.

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