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1) You want to buy a $24,000 car. The company is offering a 3% interest rate for 48 months (4 years). What will your monthly payments be?
2) Suppose you want to have $800,000 for retirement in 20 years.
Your account earns 4% interest. How much would you need to deposit
in the account each month?
1.
PV = $24,000
Nper = 48
Rate = 3% / 12 = 0.25%
FV = 0
Monthly payment can be calculated by using the following excel
formula:
=PMT(rate,nper,pv,fv)
=PMT(0.25%,48,-24000,0)
= $531.22
Monthly payment = $531.22
2.
FV = $800,000
Nper = 20 * 12 = 240
Rate = 4% / 12
PV = 0
Monthly deposit can be calculated by using the following excel
formula:
=PMT(rate,nper,pv,fv)
=PMT(4%/12,240,0,-800000)
= $2,181.18
Monthly deposit = $2,181.18