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The unpaid balance at the start of a 28-day billing cycle was $990.01. A $6,000 purchase was made on the first day of the billing cycle and a $100 payment was credited to the account on day 21. How much interest will be charged at the end of the billing cycle? Assume that the annual interest rate on a credit card is 24.07% and interest is calculated by the average daily balance method.
At the end of the billing cycle, $_______ will be charged in interest.
(Round to the nearest cent as needed)
Interest =
1675.62 |
Workings
Avg Daily bal | ||||
From | To | Days | Balance | Days*Balance |
1-Feb | 1-Feb | 0 | 990.01 | 0.00 |
1-Feb | 21-Feb | 20 | 6990.01 | 139800.20 |
21-Feb | 28-Feb | 8 | 6890.01 | 55120.08 |
TOTAL | 28 | 194920.28 | ||
a | Average daily balance | 6961.44 | ||
b | Finance charge | 1675.62 | ||
c | Balance due | 8637.06 |