A payday loan company charges a $90 fee for a $500 payday loan that will be repaid in 16 days. Treating the fee as interest paid, what is the equivalent annual interest rate?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Interest amount paid on loan = $90

Principal value, amount borrowed = $500

Period, t = 16 days

The equivalent annual interest :

Using the simple interest formula :

simple interest = principal * rate * time

Using, days of year = 365

Plugging in the values into the formula :

90 = 500 * rate * (16/365)

90 = 500 * rate * 0.0438356

90 = 21.917808 * rate

Rate = 90 / 21.917808

Rate = 4.10 = 4.10 * 100% = 410%

If days of year = 360 is used :

90 = 500 * rate * (16/360)

Rate = 90 / 22.222

Rate = 4.05 = 4.105 * 100% = 405%

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