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You just bought a TV for $600 on credit card. You plan to pay back of $50 a month for this credit card debt. The credit card charges you 12% of interest rate on the monthly basis. So how long does it take to pay back your credit card debt?
A. 11.78 month B. 11.43 month C. 12.91 month D. 12.85 month
We are given the following information:
Payment | PMT | 50.00 |
Rate of interest | r | 12.00% |
Number of years | n | 12.85 |
Monthly compounding | frequency | 12.00 |
Loan amount | PV | 600.00 |
We need to solve the following equation to arrive at the required n
So the correct option is D
So the monthly payment is $50.0006443221335