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You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of $4$ percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to $18\mathrm{.}9$ percent per year, compounded monthly. Assuming you transfer the $$19,500$ balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments, how much interest will you owe at the end of the first year?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.$

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