Answered>Order 191

Please use the following facts to analyze this nest two questions:

Assume you just received a bill for services you and have the following two payment options:

Option 1:

Pay the entire bill of $600 now  

Or 

Option 2:

Pay:

$130 now

   And

$130 for each of the next 4 months

What annual interest rate (APR) are you paying if you choose Option 2? Assume monthly compounding. Round you answer to the nearest two decimal points. Do not use $, commas or %. For example, 25.34% would be entered as 25.34.