Asked by Brittni Parrish on Jun 15, 2024

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Cortez Sheet Metal borrowed $12,250 to make its quarterly payroll tax payment to the government. The loan was for 45 days at a 8% exact simple interest rate. Compute the amount of interest that it paid for this loan. (Use a 365-day year.)

Exact Simple Interest

Interest calculated precisely based on the principal amount, rate of interest, and time, without considering the effects of compounding.

365-Day Year

A term referring to the normal count of days in a calendar year, not including leap years which have 366 days.

Quarterly Payroll

The total amount of wages paid by a business to its employees in a three-month period.

  • Outline the discrepancies between ordinary (360-day year) and exact (365-day year) interest computations.
  • Invoke mathematical capabilities to find both standard and exact interest rates.
  • Learn to precisely round numbers to the nearest cent in the context of finance calculations.
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Yevheniia SikirynaJun 22, 2024
Final Answer :
$12,250 × 0.08 × 45/365 = $120.82