Viktor is a bike tour operator and needs to replace two of his touring bikes. He orders two bikes from the sporting goods store for a total of $2,000 and pays using his credit card. When the bill arrives, he reads the following information:

Balance: $2,000

Annual interest rate: 14.9%

Minimum payment due: $40

Late fee: $10 if payment not received by 3/1/2013

To keep his good credit, Viktor promptly sends in a minimum payment of $40. When the next bill arrives, it looks a lot like the previous bill.

Balance: $1,984.34

Annual interest rate: 14.9%

Minimum payment due: $40

Late fee: $10 if payment not received by 4/1/2013

Explain how the credit card company calculated the new balance. Notice that the given interest rate is annual, but the payment is monthly.

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Nicholas Mcguire

Mathematics

7 July, 08:21

Viktor is a bike tour operator and needs to replace two of his touring bikes. He orders two bikes from the sporting goods store for a total of $2,000 and pays using his credit card. When the bill arrives, he reads the following information:

Balance: $2,000

Annual interest rate: 14.9%

Minimum payment due: $40

Late fee: $10 if payment not received by 3/1/2013

To keep his good credit, Viktor promptly sends in a minimum payment of $40. When the next bill arrives, it looks a lot like the previous bill.

Balance: $1,984.34

Annual interest rate: 14.9%

Minimum payment due: $40

Late fee: $10 if payment not received by 4/1/2013

Explain how the credit card company calculated the new balance. Notice that the given interest rate is annual, but the payment is monthly.

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Raquel Garrison · Answer 1

The bank added 1.24 % interest to the bill so they took 1960 and multiplied it buy. 0124 and got 24.34 so they added 24.34 to 1960 and got 184.34 dollars