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Please Help Your credit card has a balance of $1,500. Its interest rate is 21%.

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Your credit card has a balance of $1,500. Its interest rate is 21%. You have stopped using the card, because you don't want to go any deeper into debt. Each month, you make the minimum required payment. Your credit card issuer recently changed their minimum required payment policy, in response to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. As a result, your minimum required payment is $47. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

A:  During the January 10 through February 9 billing period, you pay the minimum required payment on January 25th. Find the average daily balance, the finance charge and the new balance. (The new balance includes the finance charge.)

(b) During the February 10 through March 9 billing period, you pay the minimum required payment on February 25th. Find the average daily balance, the finance charge and the new balance. (The new balance includes the finance charge.)

(c) During the March 10 through April 9 billing period, you pay the minimum required payment on March 25th. Find the average daily balance, the finance charge and the new balance. (The new balance includes the finance charge.)

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Explanation / Answer

a).If during the January 10 through February 9 billing period, the minimum required payment of $ 47 is paid on January 25th, the average daily balance, the finance charge and the new balance are as under:

Average daily balance

$ [1500*15+(1500-47)*16]/31 = $1475.74

Finance Charge

$25.83

New Balance

$1478.83

b). If during the February 10 through March 9 billing period, the minimum required payment of $ 47 is paid on February 25th, the average daily balance, the finance charge and the new balance are as under:

Average daily balance

$ [1478.83*15+(1478.83-47)*13]/28 = $1457.01

Finance Charge

$25.50

New Balance

$1457.33

c). If during the March 10 through April 9 billing period, the minimum required payment of $ 47 is paid on March 25th, the average daily balance, the finance charge and the new balance are as under:

Average daily balance

$ [1457.33*15+(1457.33-47)*16]/31 = $1433.07

Finance Charge

$25.08

New Balance

$1435.41

Average daily balance

$ [1500*15+(1500-47)*16]/31 = $1475.74

Finance Charge

$25.83

New Balance

$1478.83