Hewlett Plastics Inc. received a loan of $48,500 at 3.50% compounded quarterly to purchase machinery for its factory. Calculate the number of compounding periods and time period of the loan if the total interest paid was $16,720.24. compounding periods N= Time= years and Express the answer in years and days, rounded up to the next day. days

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Hewlett Plastics Inc received a loan of $48,500 at 3.50% compounded quarterly to purchase machinery for its factory.
Calculate the number of compounding penods and time period of the loan if the total interest paid was $16,720.24
compounding periods
N=
Time=
years and
Express the answer in years and days, rounded up to the next day.
days
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 7 Hewlett Plastics Inc received a loan of $48,500 at 3.50% compounded quarterly to purchase machinery for its factory. Calculate the number of compounding penods and time period of the loan if the total interest paid was $16,720.24 compounding periods N= Time= years and Express the answer in years and days, rounded up to the next day. days
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