You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate...

You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of 1.25 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to 17.8 percent compounded monthly. Assume you transfer the $8,000 balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments.

How much interest will you owe at the end of the first year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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	Introductory rates	Regular rates
Interest rate	1.25%	17.80%
Compounding	monthly	monthly
Monthly rate	0.1042%	1.4833%
Time in months	6	6
Principal	8,000.00	8,050.13
Amount after 6 months	8000*(1+0.1042%)^6	8050.13*(1+1.4833%)^6
Amount after 6 months	8,050.13	8,793.71

Interest	50.13	743.58

Total Interst	793.71

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