Perjury is considered a serious offense as it can be used to usurp the power of the courts, resulting in miscarriages of justice. In the United States, for example, the general perjury statute under Federal law classifies perjury as a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to five years.
Effective interest rate for t periods, i t = (1 + i) t - 1 or as one equation i t = (1 + (r / m)) mt - 1. The rate per compounding period P = R / m, in percent.
The popular formula for calculating annual compound interest is V = P(1+r/n) (nt) V = the future value of the investment P = the principal investment amount r = the annual interest rate n = the number of times that interest is compounded per year t = the number of years the money is invested for