Carol Miller went to Europe and forgot to pay her $800 mortgage payment on her New Hampshire ski house. For her 72 days overdue on her payment, the bank charged her a penalty of $16. What was the rate of interest charged by the bank? Note: Use 360 days a year. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth percent.

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Carol Miller went to Europe and forgot to pay her $800 mortgage payment on her New Hampshire ski house. For her 72 days overdue
on her payment, the bank charged her a penalty of $16. What was the rate of interest charged by the bank?
Note: Use 360 days a year. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth percent.
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Transcribed Image Text:Carol Miller went to Europe and forgot to pay her $800 mortgage payment on her New Hampshire ski house. For her 72 days overdue on her payment, the bank charged her a penalty of $16. What was the rate of interest charged by the bank? Note: Use 360 days a year. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth percent. Rate of interest %
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The question is based on the concept of Financial Management.

Interest charged by the bank is an expense and should be debited to the profit and loss account.

The rate of interest charged by the bank can be calculated by the following formula:

= (Penalty/Mortgage payment)*(days overdue/360 days)

 

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