After Reading the Fine Print in Your Credit Card Agreement

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Essay

After reading the fine print in your credit card agreement, you find that the "low" interest rate is actually an 18 percent APR, or 1.5 percent per month.Now, to make you feel even worse, calculate the effective annual interest rate.

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Definitions:

Physical Inventory

The process of counting and verifying the actual quantities of physical merchandise or assets present in a store or warehouse.

Inventory Costing Methods

Inventory costing methods are accounting principles used to value inventory, including first-in, first-out (FIFO); last-in, first-out (LIFO); and weighted average cost.

Net Income

A company's remaining earnings after deducting all expenses and taxes from its revenue.

FIFO Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the first items placed in inventory are the first sold.