Engineering Economy 7th Edition by Leland Blank ,Anthony Tarquin

Exercise 33

A new engineering graduate who started a consulting business borrowed money for 1 year to furnish the office. The amount of the loan was $23,800, and it had an interest rate of 10% per year. However, because the new graduate had not built up a credit history, the bank made him buy loan-default insurance that cost 5% of the loan amount. In addition, the bank charged a loan setup fee of $300. What was the effective interest rate the engineer paid for the loan