You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of .4 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to 17.4 percent compounded monthly. Assume you transfer the $6,400 balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments. How much interest will you owe at the end of the first year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Problem 6-31 Calculating Interest Expense [LO2]
You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an
introductory rate of 4 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months,
increasing thereafter to 17.4 percent compounded monthly. Assume you transfer the
$6,400 balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments. How
much interest will you owe at the end of the first year? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Interest
$
655.84
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 6-31 Calculating Interest Expense [LO2] You receive a credit card application from Shady Banks Savings and Loan offering an introductory rate of 4 percent per year, compounded monthly for the first six months, increasing thereafter to 17.4 percent compounded monthly. Assume you transfer the $6,400 balance from your existing credit card and make no subsequent payments. How much interest will you owe at the end of the first year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Interest $ 655.84
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