A career counselor decides to make monthly payments of $150 on credit card debt of $3,496.55 and discontinue using that credit card. Assuming the monthly interest rate is 1.85%, it will take the counselor approximately 31 months to repay the debt. How many fewer months would it take to repay the debt if the counselor makes monthly payments of $200? (Round your answer to the nearest month.) months

A career counselor decides to make monthly payments of $150 on credit card debt of $3,496.55 and discontinue using that credit card. Assuming the monthly interest rate is 1.85%, it will take the counselor approximately 31 months to repay the debt. How many fewer months would it take to repay the debt if the counselor makes monthly payments of $200? (Round your answer to the nearest month.) months

Principles of Accounting Volume 1

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Chapter12: Current Liabilities

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Problem 15MC: Marathon Peanuts converts a $130,000 account payable into a short-term note payable, with an annual...

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