Current Balance: Users input their current credit card balance.
Annual Interest Rate (APR): Users input their credit card's annual percentage rate (APR).
Monthly Payment: Users input the amount they plan to pay monthly toward their credit card debt.
Input Fields:
Current Credit Card Balance: The total amount owed on the credit card.
Annual Interest Rate (APR): The annual interest rate of the credit card, which will be converted to a monthly interest rate.
Monthly Payment: The amount the user plans to pay toward the debt each month.
Calculation Logic:
Monthly Interest Rate: The APR is divided by 12 to determine the monthly interest rate.
Debt Repayment: Each month, the interest is added to the remaining balance. The monthly payment is then applied, paying off part of the balance and any accrued interest.
The calculator loops through each month, adjusting the balance until it reaches $0.
The total number of months required to pay off the debt and the total interest paid over that period is calculated.