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You have received your monthly credit card statement and must row deal with the financial realities of last month's
birthday celebration. While your milestone in years was deserving of a celebration, dealing withthe $1900 ineredit card
charges will equire some planning
Your creditcard statement lists the APR (Anrwal Percentage Rate) for your balance to be 13.5%. Thisis the yearly
interest rate the credit card company uses in calculating interest due on your balance. The credit card company
‘compounds interest monthly. Your monthly interest rate on credit card charges willbe:
APR _ 0.138
2
= 0.01125
The minimum payment required by your credit card company is $25/month. Assuming that you do not make any new
charges to your account, answer the following questions to help you determine the best plan for paying off this credit
card debt
1.Tobegin wit, et’ check out the plan of only paying the irimum amount due each month. To get a feet fr how
this wil affect the balance firs filing in the following table using the minimum monthly payment of $25,
Month | Old Balance interest Payment ‘New Balance
$1900.00 $21.38 $1896.38
$1896.38 o i Fie
Whats the fot amount tata been pad othe crt card company a the end ofthe ft year?
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From looking a the new balances over the first year, how many years do you think t will take to pay off the $1900?
(This isa quess so there is no wrong answer. Before going on to step 2, write down your best estimate.)
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Using ths formula, sole forM to determine the number ofmonthsit il tak opay ofthe $1900 credit card debt
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had to Ae credit cord ceombary5. How large would your monthly payment have to be inorder to pay off your debt in 12 months? Round up to the next
nearest cent.
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\What isthe total amount pad othe credit card company, rounded to the nearest dolar?
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