Question

A payday loan company charges 6.00 percent interest for a two-week period. What is the annual interest rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

The annual interest rate is 156 percent

Step-by-step explanation:

If 6.00 percent interest for a two-week period then annual interest rate =

rate for a two-week period * (52 weeks/ 2 weeks) = 0,06 * 26 = 1,56

1,56 * 100 = 156 percent for a year period

Note: One year have 52 weeks