Gross income Gross tax Tax credit Net tax Net income
Managing your money
Something to think about …
Joe wants to borrow money to go on a holiday. He needs €2 500.
He wants to pay it back one year later as a lump sum.
Joe reviews the following three off ers. (Assume a year has 365 days.)
Compound interest rate
Larry’s Loans Best Bank
Insta Cash Loans
2.8% per month
4.5% per year
0·05% per day
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Joe thinks he should borrow from Insta Cash Loans, as their interest rate is the lowest. Would you agree with his choice? Justify your answer and use supporting work to explain your conclusion.
17.1 Compound interest
By the end of this section you should be able to: ● use the compound interest formula
● solve problems involving compound interest and make value-for-money decisions