ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

COMPOUND INTEREST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many times a year is quarterly?
A
1
B
4
C
52
D
365
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A fiscal quarter is a three-month period in which a company reports its financial results. As its name suggests, there are four quarterly periods in a year, meaning a publicly-traded company would issue four quarterly reports per year.

Detailed explanation-2: -A quarterly event happens four times a year, at intervals of three months.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the Quarter definition, the term quarter means a set of four 3-month divisions of a year-Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4.

Detailed explanation-4: -triennial (every three years) which is sometimes confused with triannual (usually every four months).

Detailed explanation-5: -Each quarter is 10 weeks in length and there are usually three quarters in an academic year: Fall (beginning in September), Winter (beginning in January), and Spring (beginning in March).

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