document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117076>Question 117076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> james wants to buy a camper.  he must finance 17000,  he will have to make 36 monthly payments of 500.  what finance charge will he pay? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85141 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85141\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If James pays $500 per month for 36 months, he will pay a total of $18,000 for the camper because<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$500 times 36 equals $18,000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the cost of the camper is $17,000, that means that the difference between $17,000 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$18,000 is the finance charge ... the extra money that is charged because James paid for<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the camper over a period of 36 months. Therefore, the finance charge is $18,000 - $17,000 = $1,000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the answer to the problem ... James pays $1,000 in finance charges.<BR>\n" );
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