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You are looking at a one-year loan of $11,500. The interest rate on a one-year loan is quoted as 12.4 percent plus two points. What is the EAR of this loan? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Two points is 2% which will be deducted from loan value upfront.
Amount received = 11500 x (1-2%)
Amount received = 11270
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Repayment amount = Total loan value x (1+Rate)
Repayment amount = 11500 x (1+12.4%)
Repayment amount = 12926
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EAR = (Repayment amount - Amount received)/ Amount received
EAR = (12926 - 11270)/ 11270
EAR = 14.69%