Your Christmas ski vacation was great, but it unfortunately ran a bit over budget. All is not lost: You just received an offer in the mail to transfer your $12,000 balance from your current credit card, which charges an annual rate of 19.8 percent, to a new credit card charging a rate of 10.4 percent.

How much faster could you pay the loan off by making your planned monthly payments of $225 with the new card? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Number of months

What if there was a 2 percent fee charged on any balances transferred? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Number of months