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Requesting assistance with the following question. My answer is incorrect.Thank you.
Carmen’s Beauty Salon
has estimated monthly financing requirements for the next six
months as follows:
January | $ | 9,100 | April | $ | 9,100 |
February | 3,100 | May | 10,100 | ||
March | 4,100 | June | 5,100 | ||
Short-term financing
will be utilized for the next six months. Projected annual interest
rates are:
January | 5 | % | April | 12 | % |
February | 6 | May | 12 | ||
March | 9 | June | 12 | ||
What long-term
interest rate would represent a break-even point between using
short-term financing and long-term financing? (Round your
monthly interest rate to 2 decimal places when expressed as a
percent. Round your interest payments to the nearest whole cent.
Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
THE INTEREST RATE GIVEN IN THE SUM ARE ANNUAL RATES. BUT QUESTION IS ASKED IS OF MONTHLY INTEREST RATES. MONTHLY INTEREST RATE = 1.61%