Arnold Brown has a Visa Card with an annual percentage rate of 19.2%. The unpaid balance for his June billing cycle is $1,147.56. During the billing cycle he purchased a printer cartridge for $47.78, books for $281.37 and gasoline for $16.65. He made a payment of $1,200. If the account applies the unpaid balance method what are the finance charge and the new balance? The finance charge is S. The new balance is $[ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

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Arnold Brown has a Visa Card with an annual percentage rate of 19.2%. The unpaid balance for his June billing cycle is $1,147.56. During the billing cycle he
purchased a printer cartridge for $47.78, books for $281.37 and gasoline for $16.65. He made a payment of $1,200. If the account applies the unpaid balance method,
what are the finance charge and the new balance?
The finance charge is $. The new balance is $
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Arnold Brown has a Visa Card with an annual percentage rate of 19.2%. The unpaid balance for his June billing cycle is $1,147.56. During the billing cycle he purchased a printer cartridge for $47.78, books for $281.37 and gasoline for $16.65. He made a payment of $1,200. If the account applies the unpaid balance method, what are the finance charge and the new balance? The finance charge is $. The new balance is $ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
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Monthly Interest Rate=Annual Interest RateNo. of periods in a year=19.2%12=1.6%

a) Finance Charge=Unpaid Balance at the beginning of month×Monthly interest rate=$1,147.56×0.016 =$18.36

b) New Balance at the end of the month=Unpaid Balance at the beginning of month+Finance Charge+Purchase price of Printer Cartridge+Purchase Price of Books+Purchase price of Gasoline-Payment made=$1,147.56+$18.36+$47.78+$281.37+$16.65-$1,200=$311.72

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