You have a credit card with an APR of 16%, compounded monthly, that has a balance of $7,000. You want to transfer this balance to a different card with an APR of 14.5%, compounded monthly. Assuming that you will make the minimum payments of $150 per month for either card, what transfer fee would make you ambivalent between transferring or not?

You have a credit card with an APR of 16%, compounded monthly, that has a balance of $7,000. You want to transfer this balance to a different card with an APR of 14.5%, compounded monthly. Assuming that you will make the minimum payments of $150 per month for either card, what transfer fee would make you ambivalent between transferring or not?

Pfin (with Mindtap, 1 Term Printed Access Card) (mindtap Course List)

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ISBN:9780357033609

Author:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Publisher:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Chapter6: Using Credit

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7FPE

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