ay, you borrowed $5,400 on a credit card that charges an interest rate of 14.2 percent, compounded monthly. How long will it take you to pay off this debt assuming that you do not charge anything else and make regular monthly payments of $110?

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Today, you borrowed $5,400 on a credit card that charges an interest rate of 14.2 percent, compounded monthly. How long will it take you to pay off this debt assuming that you do not charge anything else and make regular monthly payments of $110?

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P = Principal = $5,400

r = rate of interest = 14.2% per annum

        = 14.2 / 12 = 1.1833% per month

n = no of years = ?

A = Monthly installment = $110

 

A=P*r*(1+r)n(1+r)n-1

 

 

 

 

 

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