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Rafael takes home $4200 per month. What is the maximum amount he can

spend each month on loan and credit card payments without being in danger

of credit overload?

User Cjay
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Answer:

$840

Explanation:

just did it.

User Akshay Shrivastava
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Answer:

A bad debt ratio of more than 10% is considered high and often is a sign that you are in danger of credit overload. So, I'd $420 is the maximum amount he can spend on credit card payments and loan each month.

Explanation:

Let's clear this with an example:

Rafael makes $4,200 a month and let's say he spends $550 on credit card payments and $450 on an loans.

Then, the ratio calculation would be $1000 / $4,200 = 0.24

Multiply that by 100 for a debt-income-ratio of 24%.

In this example, Rafael spends almost a quarter of his income on debt which is considered bad debt in economics.

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