A bank makes the following two loan offers to its credit card customers: Option I: Pay 0%

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A bank makes the following two loan offers to its credit card customers:
Option I: Pay 0% interest for 5 months and then 9% interest compounded monthly for the remainder of the duration of the loan.
Option II: Pay 6% interest compounded monthly for the duration of the loan.
With either option, there will be a minimum payment of $100 due each month. Suppose that you would like to borrow $5500 and pay it back in a year and a half. For which option do you pay the least amount to the bank?
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Finite Mathematics and Its Applications

ISBN: 978-0134768632

12th edition

Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair

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