You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering

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You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of 0.4 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to 17.4 percent compounded monthly. Assume you transfer the $6,400 balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments.

How much interest will you owe at the end of the first year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of 0.4 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to 17.4 percent compounded monthly. Assume you transfer the $6,400 balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments.

How much interest will you owe at the end of the first year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Explanation / Answer

0.4% per yr = 0.4%/12 per month

17.4% per yr = 17.4/12% per month

So total amount outstanding after one year = 6400 * (1+0.4%/12)^6 * (1+17.4%/12)^6 = 6991.34

Deducting the initial amount of $6400, we get interest charged = 6991.34 - 6400 = $ 591.34

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