Choose the most appropriate action for making a large purchase.
a. use a credit card with attractive perks and high interest
b. use a low interest credit card and wait until the last month to pay off debt
c. even if you have to make a few late payments, use a credit card for simplicity
d. pause before purchasing to ask yourself, "do i need this item and can i afford it?

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?