Maggie Wants to Open a Checking Account That Will Be

question 52

Essay

Maggie wants to open a checking account that will be the least expensive,given her normal financial transactions.She typically writes 15 checks a month and uses an ATM 35 times a month.Her monthly minimum checking balances falls to about $350 on an average.Which of the following accounts would be least expensive for Maggie? (Show all your work.)
Account A:
No monthly fee is charged if a minimum balance of at least $300 is maintained.
A $5.00 fee is charged in any month the minimum balance falls below $300.
An ATM fee of $0.10 per transaction is charged on all transactions.
Account B:
No monthly fee is charged if a minimum balance of at least $500 is maintained.
A $3.00 fee plus $0.10/check is charged in any month the minimum balance falls below $500.
There is no ATM fee on transactions.

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