Here are the solutions:
1a) Simple Interest = Principal x Rate x Time
= P 60,000 x 8% x 1
= P 60,000 x 0.08
= P 4,800
1b) Compounded annually:
Interest = Principal x (1 + Rate)^Time - Principal
= P 60,000 x (1 + 0.08)^1 - P 60,000
= P 60,000 x 1.08 - P 60,000
= P 4,800
1c) Compounded semi-annually:
Rate per period = Annual rate / Times compounded per year = 8% / 2 = 4%
Interest = Principal x (1 +