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[2 pts] Find the present value of an investment that is worth $19,513.75 after
earning 3% simple interest for 5 " years.
2. The table below shows the activity on the credit card statement of Miss Pepper Mills for the month of April. She started the month with a balance of $342.57.
|
Date |
Activity |
Location |
Amount |
|
04/05 |
Payment |
Payment |
$200.00 |
|
04/15 |
Charge |
Gas |
$26.37 |
|
04/22 |
Charge |
Macy’s |
$105.42 |
|
04/25 |
Charge |
Starbuck’s |
$4.24 |
A. [4 pts]Find the average daily balance.
B. [4 pts]If her card charges an 18.5% annual interest rate on her average daily
balance, calculate Miss Pepper Mill’s finance charge for the month of April.
Please show work and answer in sentences! Thank you!
| Answer 1 | ||||||||||
| Present value of investment = Future value / (1+Interest rate)^number of years | ||||||||||
| Present value of investment = $19513.75 / (1+0.03)^5 | ||||||||||
| Present value of investment = $16,832.52 | ||||||||||
| Answer 2A | ||||||||||
| Calculation of Average daily balance | ||||||||||
| Period (A) | No.of days (B) | Balance outstanding ( C ) | B * C | |||||||
| 01-Apr | 03-Apr | 3 | $342.57 | $1,027.71 | ||||||
| 04-Apr | 14-Apr | 11 | $142.57 | $1,568.27 | ||||||
| 15-Apr | 21-Apr | 7 | $168.94 | $1,182.58 | ||||||
| 22-Apr | 24-Apr | 3 | $274.36 | $823.08 | ||||||
| 25-Apr | 30-Apr | 6 | $278.60 | $1,671.60 | ||||||
| Total | $6,273.24 | |||||||||
| / No.of days in a billing cycle | 30 | |||||||||
| Average daily balance | $209.11 | |||||||||
| Answer 2B | ||||||||||
| Calculation of Miss Pepper Mill’s finance charge for the month of April. | ||||||||||
| Finance charge = [Average daily balance x Interest rate p.a.x Number of days in a billing cycle] / Number of days in a year | ||||||||||
| Finance charge = [$209.11 x 18.5% x 30 days]/365 days = $3.18 | ||||||||||