Question

You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of .6 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to 17.5 percent compounded monthly. Assume you transfer the $6,500 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 answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Total interest paid = $606.63

Explanation:

First calculate the monthly payment for first six months

Monthly interest for first 6 months =.006/12=.0005

= 6500*(1.0005)^6

=6519.52

Interest rate for next six months

=17.37%/12=1.45%

(1.0145)^6=1.090054

=6519.52*(1+.0145)^6

=7106.63

Total interest paid = 7106.63-6500  

Total interest paid = 606.63