Mayesha purchased a large screen TV for $2 comma 000 and can pay it off in ten months with an add-on interest loan at an annual rate of 10.5%, or she can use her credit card that has an annual rate of 18%. If she uses her credit card, she will pay $200 per month (starting next month) plus the finance charges for the month. Assume that her credit card company uses the unpaid balance method to compute her finance charges and that she is making no other transactions on her credit card. Which option will have the smaller total finance charges on her loan? What is the general method that should be used to solve this problem?

A. Multiply the cost of the TV set by the annual rate to find the finance charge for both the add-on and the credit card option. Choose the option that produces the lower number.

B. Use the formula I=Prt to find the finance charge for both the add-on and the credit card option. Choose the option that produces the higher number.

C. Multiply the cost of the TV set by the annual rate to find the finance charge for both the add-on and the credit card option. Choose the option that produces the higher number.

D. Use the formula I=Prt to find the finance charge for both the add-on and the credit card option. Choose the option that produces the lower number.