To find the amount credited for a partial payment, we must find the complement of the discount

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To find the amount credited for a partial payment, we must find the complement of the discount rate and then divide the partial payment by this complement. Explain why we cannot multiply the payment by the discount rate and then add the product to the payment to find the amount to be credited to the account balance.
Discount Rate
Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...
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Business Math

ISBN: 978-0133011203

10th edition

Authors: Cheryl Cleaves, Margie Hobbs, Jeffrey Noble

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