Bucky Bavasi just bought a new TV that cost $1,500. He plans to finance the purchase with his new credit card which has an 18% nominal interest rate. The minimum payment on the card is $24.16 per month. If he makes the minimum payment and makes no other charges, how many months will it take before he pays off the card?
Information provided:
Present value (PV)= $1,500
Monthly payment= $24.16
Monthly market rate= yield to maturity (I/Y)= 18%/12= 1.50% per month
The time taken to payoff the card is calculated by entering the below information in a financial calculator:
PV= -1500
PMT= 24.16
I/Y= 1.50
Press the CPT key and N to compute the time of the bond.
The value obtained is 179.86.
Therefore, it takes 179.86 months to payoff the card.
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