1. You have $25,000 of credit card debt, and you decide that you will never charge another cent on this card. You pay only the minimum that the credit card company asks you to pay each month. Your interest rate is 18 percent and the minimum payment is just 2 percent of your balance. How long will it take you to pay off the debt in full if you never charge another cent?
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2. the language of price controls consider the market for rental cars. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of rental cars is $58 per day, and employees at car rental companies earn $19.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect there are many teenagers who would like to work at car rental companies, but the minimum-wage law sets the hourly wage at $23.00. the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $87 per day for rental cars. the government prohibits car rental companies from renting out rental cars for more than $87 per day.