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Learn how to calculate the average daily balance and finance charge using the credit calendar. Verify balance accuracy and optimize payment timing. Improve financial management skills.
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4-6AVERAGE DAILY BALANCE OBJECTIVES Calculatethe average daily balance using the credit calendar. Calculatethe finance charge using the credit calendar.
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Example 1 Use the information given in Elena Kaye’s credit card statement to verify the accuracy of her average daily balance.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING Is there a better time during the billing cycle when Elena could have made her payment so that the average daily balance would have been less?
Example 2 Determine the finance charge for Elena’s billing cycle.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING When might Elena have made her purchases during the billing cycle in order to decrease her finance charge?