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melvin took out a loan at a 5.6% apr,compounded monthly,to buy a clothes dryer,and he is making monthly payments to pay off the loan which of these interest rates would have allowed melvin to pay off the loan faster

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Answer: 5.2%

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User James Soubry
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If the payments remain the same, a lower interest rate here would result in faster repayment of the loan. More $ goes towards paying off principal and less to paying interest.

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