YOUR COUSIN JUST CAME HOME FROM A POKER TOURNAMENT IN LAS VEGAS AND...

1. Your cousin just came home from a poker tournament in Las Vegas and is now trying to

pay off a gambling debt of $5,000. You have agreed to pay off the debt for him today,

and in return he has agreed to pay you $250 per month over the next two years with

payments beginning immediately. What is the effective annual interest rate you are

charging him?

A) 19.75%

B) 19.86%

C) 21.77%

D) 22.26%

E) 23.45%

Answer C