ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

CREDIT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You charge $500 on each of your two credit cards. One is American Express with an interest rate of 15.99%. The other is Chase Sapphire with an interest rate of 20.99%. Assuming that you are only making the minimum payment of $25 to each of the credit card companies, which card will you have paid more interest for?
A
Chase Sapphire
B
A merican Express
C
You pay the same amount of interest for both
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -0% intro APR on purchases and balance transfers for 12 months from the date of account opening, then a variable APR, 18.49% to 29.49%.

Detailed explanation-2: -When you pay your credit card bill more than 60 days late, card issuers may penalize you with an interest rate that’s significantly higher than your regular APR. For instance, the Chase Sapphire Preferred has a 18.24%-25.24% variable APR (based on credit worthiness), but the penalty APR is a variable up to 29.99%.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amex will multiply the average daily balance by the daily periodic rate, which is the APR listed on your account divided by the number of days in a year. Next, Amex will multiply that daily periodic rate by the number of days in the billing period.

Detailed explanation-4: -Any interest accrued from carrying the balance. A flat cash advance fee, plus any interest on the cash that you withdrew. Any foreign transaction fees (a percentage-usually 3%-of each transaction in a foreign currency, sometimes plus a flat fee as well)

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