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Answer the following in Excel.
A. Your friend is planning to buy a car and has decided to contribute $300 to an investment account at the beginning of each month for the next 5 years. What will the value of this investment account be at the end of the 5years if your friend can earn a compound return of 8% per year compounded monthly?
B. At the end of year 5, your friend will purchase a car with a price of $40,000 using the final balance on the savings account and a car loan for the balance of the car's price. The loan will have monthly payments for 6 years due at the end of the month. The interest rate on the loan will be 4% compounded monthly. What would the monthly payments your friend will need to make on the loan?
Sol:
A.
Monthly payment (PMT) = $300
Period (NPER) = 5 years, Monthly = 5 * 12 = 60
Interest rate = 8%, Compounded monthly = 8 / 12 = 0.6667%
To determine future value of this investment we have to use FV function in excel:
PMT |
-300 |
NPER |
60 |
Rate |
0.6667% |
Future value |
$22,190.01 |
Therefore future value of the investment will be $22,190.01
B.
Loan present value (PV) = 40,000 - 22,190.01 = $17,809.99
Period (NPER) = 6 years, Monthly = 6 * 12 = 72
Interest rate = 4%, Compounded monthly = 4 / 12 = 0.3333%
To determine monthly payments on loan we have to use PMT function in excel:
Loan PV |
$17,809.99 |
NPER |
72 |
Rate |
0.3333% |
Monthly payment |
$278.64 |
Therefore monthly payments on loan will be $278.64
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