AAFM Exam CWM_LEVEL_2 Topic 7 Question 22 Discussion

Section C (4 Mark)

Read the senario and answer to the question.

Harish wants to go abroad on a family vacation tour in January next year. A tour operator is offering him a package in which he has to pay only Rs. 20,000 on 1st January, 2011 which is 10% upfront amount, while the remaining amount is to be repaid in 36 EMIs of Rs. 7,500 each, first EMI payable on 1st February, 2011. Harish wants to know the annual effective rate of interest which he may incur in subscribing to this offer.