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Section 6.1 Notes Objectives describe how credit cards are used identify three categories of credit cards and give examples find new balance on statement after purchase is made calculate effective interest rate Credit Limit maximum amount the lender will lend to the card holder Truth in Lending Act requires credit card companies to disclose all terms and conditions of the credit card Examples include: APR, finance charges, late payment penalties, grace period, and membership fees You can see this everywhere you see a credit card advertised. Late Payment Penalties extra charges for payments that are late

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Page 1: Section 6.1 Notes - Mrs. Pearl's Website

Section 6.1 Notes

Objectives­ describe how credit cards are used

­ identify three categories of credit cards and give examples

­ find new balance on statement after purchase is made

­ calculate effective interest rate

Credit Limitmaximum amount the lender will lend 

to the card holder

Truth in Lending Actrequires credit card companies to disclose all terms and conditions of 

the credit card

Examples include: APR, finance charges, late payment penalties, grace period, and membership fees

You can see this everywhere you see a credit card advertised. Late Payment Penalties

extra charges for payments that are late

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Section 6.1 Notes

Types of Credit Cardstake your highlighter or red pen and 

group together:

single purpose credit cards

multipurpose credit cards

all purpose bank cards

debit cards

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Section 6.1 Notes

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Section 6.1 Notes

Month Previous Balance New Charges Finance ChargesPayment Received

New Balance

1$0.00

$200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $200.00

2$200.00

$0.00 $2.60 $25.00 $177.60

3$0.00

Wilma want to buy a new dress for Snowcoming that costs $200. Fred chargers the purchase on his VISA. He makes monthly payments of $25. Finish the table below to see what the new balance will be on his first 3 monthly statements if 

his bank applies a 1.3% monthly finance charge.

Month Previous Balance New Charges Finance ChargesPayment Received

New Balance

1$0.00

$200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $200.00

2$200.00

$0.00 $2.60 $25.00 $177.60

3 $177.60 $0.00 $2.31 $25 $154.91

Wilma want to buy a new dress for Snowcoming that costs $200. Fred chargers the purchase on his VISA. He makes monthly payments of $25. Finish the table below to see what the new balance will be on his first 3 monthly statements if 

his bank applies a 1.3% monthly finance charge.

­ As interest rates fluctuate banks may change the interest rate they charge their customers. 

­ APR is given as simple interest

­ Credit cards charge interest on a monthly basis and interest is compounded.

Jimmy Neutron has a credit card with an APR of 12%. He wonders if the effective interest rate is more or less than 12%.

a) What is the effective interest rate (to the nearest hundreth)? 

Jimmy Neutron has a credit card with an APR of 12%. He wonders if the effective interest rate is more or less than 12%.

b) What is the effective interest rate, to the nearest hundreth, for the first year of the loan if there is a one month grace period?