Card Name (APR %)	Existing Balance	Credit Limit
Mark2 (6.5%)	$475.00	$3,000.00
Bee4 (10.1%)	$1,311.48	$2,500.00

You have $400.00 each month to pay off these two credit cards. You decide to pay only the interest on the lower interest card and the remaining amount to the higher interest card. Complete the following two tables to help you.

Lower Interst Card (Payoff Option)

Month	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Principal
Interest Accrued
Payment
End-of-month balance

Higher Interest Card

Month	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Principal
Interest Accrued
Payment
End-of-month balance

1) How long does it take to pay off the higher interest card?

2) What is the amount of the last payment on the higher interest card? Why?

3) At the end of the month that you pay off the higher interest card, after you have started to pay down your debt on the lower interest card, what is the balance of the lower interest card? Why?

4) Rework the problem so that you pay off the lower interest card first.

5) How much money do you save by paying off the higher interest card first?