You Have Approached Your Local Bank for a Start-Up Loan

question 98

Multiple Choice

You have approached your local bank for a start-up loan commitment for $290,000 needed to open a computer repair store. You have requested that the term of the loan be one year. Your bank has offered you the following terms: size of loan commitment = $290,000, term = one year, up-front fee = 45 basis points, back-end fee = 80 basis points, and rate on the loan = 9.5 percent. If you immediately take down $175,000 and no more during the year, calculate the total interest and fees you have paid on this loan commitment.

• A) $17,995
• B) $18,850
• C) $19,125
• D) $18,295

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