Edgar accumulated $4,000 in credit card debt. If the interest rate is 20% per year, and he does not make any payments for 2 years, how much will he owe (in dollars) on this debt in 2 years by each method of compounding? (Simplify your answers completely. Round your answers to the nearest cent.) (a) compound quarterly $  (b) compound monthly

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Edgar accumulated $4,000 in credit card debt. If the interest rate is 20% per year, and he does not make any payments for 2 years, how much will he owe (in dollars) on this debt in 2 years by each method of compounding? (Simplify your answers completely. Round your answers to the nearest cent.)
(a)
compound quarterly
(b)
compound monthly
(c)
compound continuously
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