This question illustrates what is known as discount interest. Imagine you are discussing a loan with a somewhat unscrupulous lender. You want to borrow $32,000 for one year. The interest rate is 13.7 percent. You and the lender agree that the interest on the loan will be .137 * $32,000 = $4,384. So the lender deducts this interest amount from the loan up front and gives you $27,616. In this case, we say that the discount is $4,384. What is the effective annual rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Effective annual rate