Credit Card Companies Require Low Minimum Payments That Impose Significant

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Multiple Choice

Credit card companies require low minimum payments that impose significant interest costs on consumers choosing to pay the minimum. Recent legislation has required credit card companies to show on customer billing statements how much interest would be paid and how long it would take to repay the current balance if only the minimum is paid. Behavioral economists would expect this legislation to

• A)substantially increase monthly payments, as consumers make better decisions when they have more information.
• B)overcome the status quo bias that keeps people paying the minimum.
• C)cause credit card companies to increase the minimum payments.
• D)have little effect, as anchoring would keep many people paying the minimum.

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Recognize various depreciation methods and their application to different asset types.

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