Because of a job change, Finn McBryde has just relocated to the southeastern United States. He sold his furniture before he moved, so he's now shopping for new furnishings. At a local furniture store, he's found an assortment of couches, chairs, tables, and beds that he thinks would look great in his new, two-bedroom apartment; the total cost for everything is $3,000. Because of moving costs, Finn is a bit short of cash right now, so he's decided to take out an installment loan for $3,000 to pay for the furniture. The furniture store offers to lend him the money for 36 months at an add-on interest rate of 7 percent. The credit union at Finn's firm offers to lend him the money - they'll give him the loan at a simple interest rate of 12 percent, but only for a term of 24 months.   Compute the monthly payments for the loan from the furniture store. Round the answer to the nearest cent. $ per month Compute the monthly payments for the loan from the credit union. Round the answer to the nearest cent. $ per month Determine the APR for the loan from the furniture store. Round the answer to 2 decimal places.  % Determine the APR for the loan from the credit union. Round the answer to 2 decimal places.  % Which is more important: low payments or a low APR? -Select-low paymentslow APRItem 5

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Because of a job change, Finn McBryde has just relocated to the southeastern United States. He sold his furniture before he moved, so he's now shopping for new furnishings. At a local furniture store, he's found an assortment of couches, chairs, tables, and beds that he thinks would look great in his new, two-bedroom apartment; the total cost for everything is $3,000. Because of moving costs, Finn is a bit short of cash right now, so he's decided to take out an installment loan for $3,000 to pay for the furniture. The furniture store offers to lend him the money for 36 months at an add-on interest rate of 7 percent. The credit union at Finn's firm offers to lend him the money - they'll give him the loan at a simple interest rate of 12 percent, but only for a term of 24 months.

 

    1. Compute the monthly payments for the loan from the furniture store. Round the answer to the nearest cent.
      $ per month

Compute the monthly payments for the loan from the credit union. Round the answer to the nearest cent.
$ per month

    1. Determine the APR for the loan from the furniture store. Round the answer to 2 decimal places.
       %

Determine the APR for the loan from the credit union. Round the answer to 2 decimal places.
 %

  1. Which is more important: low payments or a low APR?
    -Select-low paymentslow APRItem 5

 

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