Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 12 - Review - Exercises - Page 891: 66

Answer

a. 30 years: $R=\$ 482.77$ b. 15 years: $R=\$ 608.56$

Work Step by Step

If a loan $A_{p}$ is to be repaid in $n$ regular equal payments with interest rate $i$ per time period, then the size $R$ of each payment is given by $R=\displaystyle \frac{iA_{p}}{1-(1+i)^{-n}}$ ------------- Given $A=60,000$ monthly=12 times per year $i=\displaystyle \frac{0.09}{12}=0.0075$. (a) Period is 30 years, $n=360$ $R=\displaystyle \frac{60,000\cdot 0.0075}{1-1.0075^{-360}}=\$ 482.77$. (b) Period is 15 years, $n=180$ $R=\displaystyle \frac{60,000\cdot 0.0075}{1-1.0075^{-180}}=\$ 608.56$
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