Let's say we have two credit cards from two different people. The first user's credit card has an interest rate of 5% APR on $500 of monthly spending. The second user's interest rate is 1% APR on $1000 of monthly spending. Let's say that each user pays off 60% of their statement each month. Which user would owe more in a year?
Let's say we have two credit cards from two different people. The first user's credit card has an interest rate of 5% APR on $500 of monthly spending. The second user's interest rate is 1% APR on $1000 of monthly spending. Let's say that each user pays off 60% of their statement each month. Which user would owe more in a year?
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Transcribed Image Text:Let's say we have two credit cards from two different
people. The first user's credit card has an interest
rate of 5% APR on $500 of monthly spending. The
second user's interest rate is 1% APR on $1000 of
monthly spending. Let's say that each user pays off
60% of their statement each month. Which user
would owe more in a year?
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