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ALL LOAN PAYMENTS ARE MADE END OF THE MONTH
Nona purchased a new car earlier today for $32,000. She financed the entire amount using a five-year loan with a 3 percent interest rate (compounded monthly).
(a) Compute the monthly payments for the loan.
(b) How much will Nona owe on the loan after she makes payments for two years (i.e., after 24 payments)?
a. | |||||||
Formula to calculate monthly payment | |||||||
Monthly payment | Loan amount/Annuity discount factor | ||||||
Annuity discount factor | [1-((1+r)^-n)]/r | ||||||
interest rate is r and number of payments is n | |||||||
Calculate monthly payment for new car | |||||||
Monthly interest rate (r ) | 0.0025 | 3%/12 | |||||
No of payments (n) | 60 | 5*12 | |||||
Monthly payment | 32000/(1-(1.0025^-60))/0.0025 | ||||||
Monthly payment | 32000/55.65236 | ||||||
Monthly payment | $575.00 | ||||||
b. | |||||||
In this case we will have to calculate present value of monthly payment with 3 years remaining to pay the loan | |||||||
Loan amount | Monthly payment*[1-((1+r)^-n)]/r | ||||||
Loan amount | 575*(1-(1.0025^-36)/0.0025) | ||||||
Loan amount | 575*34.38647 | ||||||
Loan amount | $19,772.15 | ||||||
Thus, Nona would owe $19,772.15 towards the loan after 24 payments | |||||||