Question

Big Dom’s Pawn Shop charges an interest rate of 27 percent per month on loans to its customers. Like all lenders, Big Dom must report an APR to consumers. a. What rate should the shop report? b. What is the effective annual rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Answer 1

Answer:

a. 324%

b. 16.61%

Explanation:

a. The computation of the APR is the annual rate of interest which is shown below:

= Interest per month × number of months in a year

= 27% × 12 months

= 324%

b. And, the  effective annual rate would be

=  (1 + interest rate per month) ^ Number of months in a year - 1

= (1 + 27%) ^ 12 -1

= 1.27 ^ 12 -1

= 17.6053 - 1

= 16.61%