Question

Student Emergency Financial Services, Inc., which makes small loans to college students, offers to lend $550. The borrower is required to pay $42 at the end of each week for 16 weeks. Find the interest rate per week. What is the nominal interest rate per year

Answer 1

Answer:

Interest per week=17.4%

Explanation:

Using equation

F=P(1+i)^n

where n is the time period,P is the present value and F is the future value

Given F=550,P=42 and n=16 solving equation we will get

i=17.4%