Question

Jamie is saving for a trip to Europe. She has an existing savings account that earns 2 percent annual interest and has a current balance of $4,500. Jamie doesn’t want to use her current savings for vacation, so she decides to borrow the $1,500 she needs for travel expenses. She will repay the loan in exactly one year. The annual interest rate is 5 percent.

a. If Jamie were to withdraw the $1,500 from her savings account to finance the trip, how much interest would she forgo? $_________b. If Jamie borrows the $1,500 how much will she pay in interest? $__________

Answer 1

Answer:

forgo interest = $30

interest = $75

Explanation:

given data

annual interest = 2%

current balance = $4,500

borrow = $1,500

annual interest rate = 5 percent

to find out

how much interest would she forgo and how much will she pay in interest

solution

first we get here Forgo interest that is here

forgo interest = withdrawal amount × interest rate ..........................1

put here value we get

forgo interest = $1500 × 2%

forgo interest = $30

and

now w get here pay in interest that is

interest = amount borrow × interest rate ..........................2

put here value we get

interest = $1500 × 5%

interest = $75