What is the effective annual return Friendly's earns on this lending business? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) If you were brave enough to ask, what APR would Friendly's say you were paying? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Friendly's Quick Loans, Inc., offers you $4.25 today but you must repay $5.75 when you
get your paycheck in one week (or else).
a. What is the effective annual return Friendly's earns on this lending business? (Do not
round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2
decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. If you were brave enough to ask, what APR would Friendly's say you were paying? (Do
not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to
2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Effective annual return
6,706,616.86 × %
а.
b.
Annual percentage rate
1,835.30
%
Transcribed Image Text:Friendly's Quick Loans, Inc., offers you $4.25 today but you must repay $5.75 when you get your paycheck in one week (or else). a. What is the effective annual return Friendly's earns on this lending business? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. If you were brave enough to ask, what APR would Friendly's say you were paying? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Effective annual return 6,706,616.86 × % а. b. Annual percentage rate 1,835.30 %
EAR & APR
# weeks
1
PV loan. $
4.2500
FV loan. $
5.7500
52.0000 I# periods in year weeks
weekly rate %
0.3529 |
EAR
=(1+B157)^B156-1
APR
1,835.2941
Transcribed Image Text:EAR & APR # weeks 1 PV loan. $ 4.2500 FV loan. $ 5.7500 52.0000 I# periods in year weeks weekly rate % 0.3529 | EAR =(1+B157)^B156-1 APR 1,835.2941
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