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Dream weaver financed an expansion project by agreeing
to make payments of $7000 at the end of every 3 months for the next
7 years. At the time of purchase,money was worth 6.8% compounded
annually.
1. Using prospective method, calculate the equivalent loan
values.
2. Compute the interest paid and principal prepaid by 26th
payment.
Compute the quarterly interest rate, using the equation as shown below:
Quarterly rate = Annual rate/ 4
= 6.8%/ 4
= 1.7%
Hence, the quarterly interest rate is 1.70%.
Compute the present value annuity factor (PVIFA), using the equation as shown below:
Hence, the present value annuity factor is 22.1321197996.
1.
Compute the equivalent loan value, using the equation as shown below:
Loan value = Quarterly payments*PVIFA
= $7,000*22.1321197996
= $154,924.838597
Hence, the equivalent loan value is $154,924.838597.
2.
Compute the interest and principal paid in 26th payment, using MS-excel as shown below:
The result of the above excel table is as follows:
Hence, the interest and principal paid in 26th payment is $345.20 and $5,554.80 respectively.