In: Finance
| Chapter 11 - Exercise 03 | |||
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Kyle Godwin is interested in buying a 24-foot pontoon boat
for $11,850. His credit union’s terms are 10% down, 14% interest, and 24 months to pay off the loan. Calculate the amount to be financed, the interest, the amount to be repaid, and the monthly payment. |
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| Terms of Loan | Payment Calculations | ||
| Purchase Price | $11,850.00 | Amount to be Financed | |
| Down Payment Percent | 10% | Interest | |
| Interest Rate | 14% | Amount to be Repaid | |
| Term (months) | 24 | Monthly Payment | |
| Directions: | |||
| a. Enter a formula in Cell D5 to calculate the Amount to be Financed. | |||
| b. Enter a formula in Cell D6 to calculate the Interest. | |||
| c. Enter a formula in Cell D7 to calculate the Amount to be Repaid. | |||
| d. Enter a formula in Cell D8 to calculate the Monthly Payment. | |||
| e. Format Column D for Currency. Set Decimal places to 2. Set Currency symbol to $. | |||
| f. Save the file as ch11ex03a.xlsx. | |||
Answer- A:
Amount need to be Financed = Purchase Price - Down Payment = $11,850 - 10% of $11850 = $10,665.00

Answer- D
To calculate Monthly Payment use the "PMT" function of excel as follow:

$512.06
Answer- B
To calculate interest to be paid use the CUMIPMT function of excel;

$1,624.38
Answer- C;
Amount to be repaid = Monthly Installment * No. of Payments = $512.06 * 24 = $12,289.44