Answer :
Answer:
9.70% annual or 0.808% per month
Explanation:
month financing requirements interest rate interest charged
January 8,600 5% 35.83
February 2,600 6% 13
March 3,600 9% 27
April 8,600 12% 86
May 9,600 12% 96
June 4,600 12% 46
total 37,600 303.83
break even annual rate = 12 months x (total interest charged / total financial requirements) = 12 x (303.83 / 37,600) = 0.096967 = 9.70% or 0.808% per month
we can check our answer:
month financing requirements interest rate interest charged
January 8,600 9.7% 69.49
February 2,600 9.7% 21.01
March 3,600 9.7% 29.09
April 8,600 9.7% 69.49
May 9,600 9.7% 77.57
June 4,600 9.7% 37.17
total 37,600 303.82