A payday loan is structured to obscure the true interest rate you are paying. For example, in Washington, you pay a $30 "fee" for a two-week $200 payday loan (when you repay the loan, you pay $230). What is the effective annual interest rate for this loan? (Assume 26 bi-weekly periods per year.)The effective annual interest rate is ______%. (Round to two decimal places.) A payday loan is structured to obscure the true interest rate you are paying. For example, in Washington, you pay a $30 "fee" for a two-week $200 payday loan(when you repay the loan, you pay $230). What is the effective annual interest rate for this loan? (Assume 26 bi-weekly periods per year.)The effective annual interest rate is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

Answer- Step 1 - Calculation of r - r = (FV/PV)^(1/n) - 1 Given, FV = 230 PV = 200 n = 1 Putting…

A payday loan is structured to obscure the true interest rate you are paying. For example, in Washington, you pay a $30 "fee" for a two-week $200 payday loan (when you repay the loan, you pay $230). What is the effective annual interest rate for this loan? (Assume 26 bi-weekly periods per year.) The effective annual interest rate is ______%.

A payday loan is structured to obscure the true interest rate you are paying. For example, in Washington, you pay a $30 "fee" for a two-week $200 payday loan (when you repay the loan, you pay $230). What is the effective annual interest rate for this loan? (Assume 26 bi-weekly periods per year.) The effective annual interest rate is ______%.

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Chapter16: Working Capital Policy And Short-term Financing

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