Farmers Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of 5.0%, simple interest, with interest paid quarterly. Merchants Bank offers to lend you the $50,000, but it will charge 6.8%, 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. 2.07%
B. 2.00%
C. 1.73%
D. 1.71%
E. 2.12%


Answer: D

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