As an Employee Fringe Benefit, Keenan Holte Loaned $6,000 to One

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Short Answer

As an employee fringe benefit, Keenan Holte loaned $6,000 to one of his employees. The employee was required to repay the principal in four monthly installments of $1,500 each. In addition, Keenan charged a small amount of interest each month 1/4% (monthly rate) of the unpaid balance. Complete the loan payment schedule. Then, use Keenan's loan payment schedule to solve the effective rate problem.
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Definitions:

Cost

The amount of money or resources expended to produce or acquire a product or service.

Compounded Annually

The method of computing interest that includes both the original amount invested and the interest already earned on that amount each year.

Simple Interest

Interest calculated based only on the principal amount, ignoring the effect of compounding.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money or the return on investment for savings and investments, often expressed as a percentage.