John savage has obtained a short term loan from first Carolina Bank. The loan ma

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John savage has obtained a short term loan from first Carolina Bank. The loan matures in 180 days and is in the amount of $45,000.John needs the money to cover start-up costs in a new business. He hopes to have sufficient backing from other investors by the end of the next 6 months. First Carolina Bank offers John two financing options for the $45,000 loan: a fixed rate loan at 2.5% above prime rate, or a variable rate loan at 1.5% above prime. Currently the prime rate of interest is 6.5% and the consenses forecasts of a group mortgage economists for changes in the prime rate over the next 180 days are as follows: Sixty days from today the prime rate will rise by 0.5%; 90 days from today the prime rate will rise another 1%; 180 days from today the prime rate will drop by 0.5%. Using the forecast prime rate changes, answer the following: A. Calculate the total interest cost over 180 days for a fixed rate loan B. Calculate the total interest cost over 180 dyas for a variable rate loan C. Which is the lower interest cost loan for the next 180 days.

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