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Debt and Credit Card Debts

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PROBLEMS (p. 180)
1. A few years ago, Simon Powell purchased a home for $150,000. Today, the home is worth $250,000. His remaining mortgage balance is $100,000. Assuming that Simon can borrow up to 75 percent of the market value, what is the maximum amount he can borrow? (LO 5.2)
Present market value of Simon’s home = $250,000. Simon can borrow up to 75 percent of the market value, or $187,500. Simon still owes $100,000 mortgage on his home. Therefore, he can borrow an additional $87,500.
2. Louise McIntyre’s monthly gross income is $3,000. Her employer withholds $700 in federal, state, and local income taxes and $250 in Social Security taxes per month. Louise contributes $100 per month for her IRA. Her monthly credit payments for VISA …show more content…

What was the total amount she paid? What if she had made the purchase with her credit card and paid off her bill in full promptly? (LO 5.4)  Sidney’s cash advance fee was $4.00.
1* At an 18% APR, she paid $3.00 interest for one month.
2* She paid a total of $207.
3* If Sydney had made the purchase with her credit card and paid off the bill in full promptly, she would have paid only $200
The answer is true if the card has a grace period, but if there is no grace period (and some cards don’t offer one), she would have paid the $3 interest charge regardless and would have saved only on the cash advance of $4.
9. Brooke lacks cash to pay for a $500 washing machine. She could buy it from the store on credit by making 12 monthly payments of $44.85 each. The total cost would then be $538.20. Instead, Brooke decides to deposit $42 a month in the bank until she has saved enough money to pay cash for the washing machine. One year later, she has saved $516—$504 in deposits plus interest. When she goes back to the store, she finds that the washing machine now costs $550. Its price has gone up 10 percent—the current rate of inflation. Was postponing her purchase a good trade-off for Brooke? (LO 5.4)

No, it was not a good trade-off for Brooke to postpone her purchase. By waiting one year, she had to pay more to buy the washing machine. Now she had saved $516, but the price of the washing machine has increased from $500 to $550. If she had used credit to buy the washing

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