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Shelly Sanders gets a loan for $2,000 and repays the loan in 12 monthly payments of $172.50 per month. Under the APR formula, what is the amount of interest included in her first payment?
A) $9.61
B)$ 8.17
C)$ 10.77
D) $ 5.83
E) $ 9.33
| Calculation of monthly interest rate | ||||
| Present Value Of An Annuity | ||||
| = C*[1-(1+i)^-n]/i] | ||||
| Where, | ||||
| C= Cash Flow per period | ||||
| i = interest rate per period | ||||
| n=number of period | ||||
| 2000= $172.5[ 1-(1+i)^-12 /i] | ||||
| i=0.539% | ||||
| Interest for first month = $2000*0.539% | ||||
| =$10.77 | ||||
| Correct Answer -C)$ 10.77 | ||||