Personal Finance (MindTap Course List)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781337099752
Author: E. Thomas Garman, Raymond Forgue
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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A small business owner visits her bank to ask for a loan. The owner states that she can repay a loan at $1, 100 per month for the next three years and then $2, 200 per month for two years after that. If the bank is charging customers 7.75 percent APR, how much would it be willing to lend the business owner? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Simple Simon's Bakery purchases supplies on terms of
1.5/10, net 30.
If Simple Simon's chooses to take the discount offered, it must obtain a bank loan to meet its short-term financing needs. A local bank has quoted Simple Simon's owner an interest rate of
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on borrowed funds. Should Simple Simon's enter the loan agreement with the bank and begin taking the discount? (Hint: Use 365 days for a year.)
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What is the amount of the monthly payment if she borrowed for four years? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
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