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A computer costs $1200. You pay $200 in cash and finance the rest for 2 years at 4% interest compounded monthly. If you make monthly payments, what is the total amount of interest that you’ll end up paying? Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (See page 83 (video 61)) (Answer: $42.08)
Monthly rate of interest = 4%/12 = 0.33333%
Number of months = 12*2 = 24
Monthly payment = Amount of Loan/PVAF(0.3333%, 24 periods)
= 1000/23.02826
= $43.4249
i.e. $43.42
Total Interest = Total payments - Amount borrowed
= 43.42*24 - 1000
= $42.08
Hence, the answer is $42.08