On January 1, Jin owed a debt of $12,104. An agreement was reached that she would pay the debt plus compound interest in 24 monthly installments of $560, the first payment to be made at the end of January. What rate of annual interest is she paying?

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 On January 1, Jin owed a debt of $12,104. An agreement was reached that she would pay the debt plus compound interest in 24 monthly installments of $560, the first payment to be made at the end of January. What rate of annual interest is she paying? Answer
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To calculate annual interest rate, we will use present value of annuity concept.

Given data;

debt amount = present value of annuity = $ 12,104

number of payments = 24

payment amount = $560

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