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Barbara got a flat tire and does not have a spare. She needs her car for work, so she goes to a business that offers payday loans in order to get the money to buy a new tire. She borrows $75 and plans to pay it back when she gets paid in 8 days. Barbara is charged a fee of $15 and the term on her loan is 8 days. Approximately what is the annual percentage rate on her loan? a. 228% b. 487% c. 913% d. 973% Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

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Answer:

c

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User CherryFlavourPez
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Ans. c) The annual percentage rate of the loan is approximately 913%

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, well, she borrowed $75 and paid $90 ($75 + $15 fee) in 8 days. So we need to use the following formula to check what 8 days percentage rate was applied to this loan.


r=(FinalValue)/(InitialValue) -1

That is:


r=(90)/(75) -1=0.20

So she pays 20% for 8 days, to know the annual rate (approx.) we need to do the following operation.


r(Annual)=(0.20)/(8Days) *(365Days)/(1Year) =(9.13)/(1Year)

That is 913% per year.

Best of luck.

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