Question

The Gomez family just purchased a $2,574.54 laptop computer. They made a down payment of $574.54. Through the store's installment plan, they agreed to pay $121.00 per month for the next 18 months. A. What is the amount financed? B. What is the finance charge? C. What is the APR?

Answer 1

A) The amount financed is the purchase amount less the down payment.
  $2,574.54 -574.54 = $2000.00

B) The finance charge is the total of payments less the amount financed.
  18*$121.00 -2000.00 = $178.00

C) The APR is calculated by a financial calculator to be 10.96%.