At the Central Furniture Company, customers who buy on credit pay an effective annual interest rate of 16.1%, based on monthly compounding. (a) What is the nominal annual interest rate that they pay? (b) Research the effective annual interest rates charged on a credit card that you or a friend has. How does the rate change if there is a late or skipped payment? What drives these rates? Are the rates ethical? Why or why not?

At the Central Furniture Company, customers who buy on credit pay an effective annual interest rate of 16.1%, based on monthly compounding. (a) What is the nominal annual interest rate that they pay? (b) Research the effective annual interest rates charged on a credit card that you or a friend has. How does the rate change if there is a late or skipped payment? What drives these rates? Are the rates ethical? Why or why not?

Personal Finance

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Chapter7: Credit Cards And Consumer Loans

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