document.write( "Question 1207204: You have $2,500 on a credit card that charges a 17% interest rate. If you want to pay off the credit card in 4 years, how much will you need to pay each month( assuming you don’t charge anything new to the card)?
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\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "present value\"+P=2500\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "desired future value \"FV=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "interest rate \"r=17\"%=\"0.17\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=4\" years
\n" ); document.write( "\"m=12\" months\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find monthly payment \"M\" using formula:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"M=P%28r%2Fm%29%2F%281-%281%2Br%2Fm%29%5E%28-m%2An%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"M=2500%280.17%2F12%29%2F%281-%281%2B0.17%2F12%29%5E%28-12%2A4%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"M=72.14\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You must make monthly payments of $\"72.14\" to pay off your credit card balance of $\"2500\" in \"48\" months or \"4\" years.
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