Problema Solution

Antonio has a balance of $ 5714.55 on a credit card with an annual pertentage rate (APR) of 21.4% He decides not to make any additional purchases with his card until he has paid off the balance. If Antonio has transferde his balance to a card with an APR of 12.5%, how much of his first payment would be applied to reduce the principal?

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amount of interest = balance * rate * time

                           = 5714.55 * 21.4/100 * 1

                            = $1222.91

the principal in the minimum payment = 5714.55 - 1222.91

                                                       = $4491.64

Antonio has transferde his balance to a card with an APR of 12.5% so

    = 12.5/100 * 4491.64

    = 561.45

reduce the principal = 4491.91 - 561.45

                            = $3930.45