After Jasmine makes the minimum payment on her credit card, she owes $687.16 on the account. The monthly interest charge is 2.3% of the unpaid balance. What will be the finance charge on her unpaid balance?

3 answers

First, we need to calculate the unpaid balance. To do this, we subtract the minimum payment from the current balance:

$687.16 - minimum payment

We don't know what the minimum payment is, but let's say it's $50 for the sake of example:

$687.16 - $50 = $637.16 (unpaid balance)

Now we can calculate the finance charge:

$637.16 x 0.023 = $14.65

So the finance charge on Jasmine's unpaid balance is $14.65.
The answer is either
A- $19.24
B- $1.92
C- $1.58
D- $15.80
Using the same method as before, we get:

$687.16 - minimum payment = unpaid balance

Let's assume the minimum payment is $25:

$687.16 - $25 = $662.16 (unpaid balance)

Now we can calculate the finance charge:

$662.16 x 0.023 = $15.23

So the finance charge on Jasmine's unpaid balance is $15.23, which is closest to answer choice D. Therefore, the answer is D- $15.80.