Kim is trying to decide whether she can afford a loan she needs in order to go to chiropractic school. Right now Kim is living at home and works part-time in a shoe store, earning a gross income of $1 , 810 per month. Her employer deducts $199 for taxes from her monthly pay. Kim also pays $185 on several credit card debts each month. The loan she needs for chiropractic school will cost an additional $150 per month. Help Kim make her decision by calculating her debt payments-to-income ratio with and without the college loan. (Remember the 20 percent rule.) Note: Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. .
Kim is trying to decide whether she can afford a loan she needs in order to go to chiropractic school. Right now Kim is living at home and works part-time in a shoe store, earning a gross income of $1 , 810 per month. Her employer deducts $199 for taxes from her monthly pay. Kim also pays $185 on several credit card debts each month. The loan she needs for chiropractic school will cost an additional $150 per month. Help Kim make her decision by calculating her debt payments-to-income ratio with and without the college loan. (Remember the 20 percent rule.) Note: Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. .