You have maxed out your credit card and owe $5,000. Its interest rate is 24%. Each month,
Question:
You have maxed out your credit card and owe $5,000. Its interest rate is 24%. Each month, you make the minimum required payment of $40.
a. During the January 10 through February 9 billing period, you pay the minimum required payment on January 25. Find the average daily balance, the finance charge, and the new balance. (The new balance includes the finance charge.)
b. During the February 10 through March 9 billing period, you pay the minimum required payment on March 3. Find the average daily balance, the finance charge, and the new balance.
c. During the March 10 through April 9 billing period, you pay the minimum required payment on March 31. Find the average daily balance, the finance charge, and the new balance.
d. Discuss the impact of making the minimum required payment, both on yourself and on the credit card issuer.
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill