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You have recently seen a credit card advertisement that states that the annual percentage rate is 10.2 percent. Of the credit card requires monthly payments, what is the effective annual rate of interest on the loan

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Answer:

The answer is "
=10.7\%".

Step-by-step explanation:

Using formula:


EAR=[(1+(APR)/(m))^m-1

Where m=compounding period


\to EAR=[(1+(0.102)/(12))^(12)]-1


=[(1+0.0085)^(12)]-1\\\\=[(1.0085)^(12)]-1\\\\=1.107-1\\\\=0.107


=10.7\%

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