First National Bank charges 13.4 percent compounded monthly on its business loans. First United Bank charges 13.7 percent compounded semiannually. Calculate the EAR for First National Bank and First United Bank. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) As a potential borrower, which bank would you go to for a new loan?

Ricky Ripov’s Pawn Shop charges an interest rate of 18.25 percent per month on loans to its customers. Like all lenders, Ricky must report an APR to consumers.   a. What rate should the shop report? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the effective annual rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Kelly O’Brien met Jody Jansen at Sunshine Bank and suggested she consider a loan on exact interest. Recalculate the loan for Jody under this assumption. Jody Jansen went to Sunshine Bank on: 9/12/2020 She borrowed: $ 2,300.00 Her interest rate was: 0.09 Date the money borrowed is due: 1/27/2021 Previous interest was: 78.78 Required: Complete the following using the information above and exact interest: How many days is Jody Jansen borrowing this money for? Assume the loan is on exact interest. What interest will Jody owe on January 27? What is the total amount Jody must repay at maturity How much would she save in interest?

You are the loan department supervisor for a bank. This installment loan is being paid off early, and it is your task to calculate the rebate fraction, the finance charge rebate (in $), and the payoff for the loan (in $). (Round dollars to the nearest cent.) AmountFinanced Number ofPayments MonthlyPayment PaymentsMade RebateFraction FinanceChargeRebate LoanPayoff $1,700 18 $123.89 12