Edgar accumulated $5,000 in credit card debt. If the interest rate is 30% 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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Edgar accumulated $5,000 in credit card debt. If the interest rate is 30% 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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