Use the Table for the Question(s) Below -A 12% APR with Bi-Monthly Compounding Is Equivalent to an Structure

Use the table for the question(s) below.
Suppose the term structure of interest rates is shown below:
$\begin{array} { l c c c c c c } \hline \text { Term } & \text { 1 year } & \text { 2 years } & \text { 3 years } & \text { 5 years } & \text { 10 years } & \text { 20 years } \\\hline \text { Rate } & & & & & & \\( \text { EAR\%) } & 5.00 \% & 4.80 \% & 4.60 \% & 4.50 \% & 4.25 \% & 4.15 \% \\\hline\end{array}$
-A 12% APR with bi-monthly compounding is equivalent to an EAR of

A) 12.50%.
B) 12.00%.
C) 11.98%.
D) 12.62%.