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Prepare the first row of a loan amortization schedule based on the following information; the loan amount is for $17,246 with an annual interest rate of 6%. the loan will be repaid over 38 years with monthly payments.
Loan Amount = $17,246
Calculating the monthly Loan Payment:-
Where, P = Loan amount = $17,246
r = Periodic Interest rate = 6%/12 = 0.5%
n= no of periods = 38 years*12 = 456
Monthly Payment = $96.12
- Preparing the Amortization table of the first month of Loan:-
Year | Beg bal. | Payment | Interest amount | Principal Amount | End Bal. |
1 | 17,246.00 | 96.12 | 86.23 | 9.89 | 17,236.11 |
2) .Portion of this payment is Interest = $86.23
3). Portion of this payment is principal = $9.89
4). Loan balance after the first monthly payment = $17,236.11
Note- The following Columns are calculated based on:
- Interest amount = beg. Balnace*Monthly interest rate
- Principal maount = Payment - Interest amount
- End Bal. = Beg. Bal + Interest - Payment
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