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6.00 Sources of Credit Unit C Basic Business Law Objective 6.02
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2 Sources of Credit Credit Cards and Charge Accounts Unsecured form of credit Interest Calculations Adjusted Balance – Finance charges added after subtracting payment Previous Balance – Finance charges are figured as if no payment was made Average Daily Balance – Finance charges figured by adding balances for each day in billing period and then divide by the number of days in the billing period Simple Interest = Principal * Rate * Time
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3 Sources of Credit Installment Plans Secured – Collateral used to secure loan Pledge – Creditor obtains possession of collateral by written or oral agreement Security agreement – Contract where debtor retains possession of collateral under a written contract Repossession – Taking back of items used to secure loan when payment is not made Unsecured – No collateral used
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4 Sources of Credit Closed end credit – Credit given for a specific amount of money and payments are made. Open end credit – Credit that can be increased by debtor up to a limit set by creditor, a line of credit is given.
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5 Simple Interest Formula Simple Interest Formula: I = PRT Sally buys a car at 6% interest for $25,000.00 on a 5 year plan. How much interest does she pay? I – Interest = $7500.00 P – Principle = $25,000.00 R – Rate = 6% T – Time = 5 years I = $25,000.00 * 6% * 60 I = $7500.00
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6 Adjusted Balance Method Adjusted Balance = Previous Balance – Payments Adjusted Balance * Interest = Finance Charge Michael’s credit card has a balance of $150.00 and he makes a payment of $50.00. The credit card company charges 7.75% interest per month. What is the interest using the adjusted balance method? Adjusted Balance = $100.00 Previous Balance = $150.00 Payment = $50.00 Interest = 7.75% Finance Charge = $7.75 $150.00-$50=$100.00 $100.00 * 7.75% =$7.75
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7 Previous Balance Method Previous Balance * Interest = Finance Charge Michael’s credit card has a balance of $150.00 and he makes a payment of $50.00. The credit card company charges 7.75% interest per month. What is the interest using the adjusted balance method? Previous Balance = $150.00 Interest = 7.75% Finance Charge = $11.63 $150.00 * 7.75% =$11.63
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