A mother is thinking about funding her daughter’s medical education in 6 years when she is expected to enrol at UWI, St. Augustine. She opens a special savings account, where she can receive a lump sum in 6 years.  If she is desirous of receiving $50,000 in 6 years when her daughter is matriculating, how much would you advise her to deposit in the savings account monthly if annual interest rate is 7%?  Show all working.   As a prospective business owner in the waste management business, you have researched the waste management truck market and you are attracted by two similarly functional truck offers. An identical cash price of $550,000 for the ARSLAN truck and the HIDRO-MAX truck with two different monthly repayment schedules offered by the respective financiers.     The repayment schedule for the ARSLAN truck requires a down payment of 10% while the repayment schedule for the HIDRO-MAX truck requires a down payment of 15%. If the repayment is over a period of 7 years at an annual loan rate of 6%, what would be the monthly repayment amount for both schedules?  Assume that the monthly repayment starts 1 month after the mortgage contract is signed and the down payment made.  Show all calculations.

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  • A mother is thinking about funding her daughter’s medical education in 6 years when she is expected to enrol at UWI, St. Augustine. She opens a special savings account, where she can receive a lump sum in 6 years.  If she is desirous of receiving $50,000 in 6 years when her daughter is matriculating, how much would you advise her to deposit in the savings account monthly if annual interest rate is 7%?  Show all working.

 

  • As a prospective business owner in the waste management business, you have researched the waste management truck market and you are attracted by two similarly functional truck offers. An identical cash price of $550,000 for the ARSLAN truck and the HIDRO-MAX truck with two different monthly repayment schedules offered by the respective financiers.  

 

The repayment schedule for the ARSLAN truck requires a down payment of 10% while the repayment schedule for the HIDRO-MAX truck requires a down payment of 15%. If the repayment is over a period of 7 years at an annual loan rate of 6%, what would be the monthly repayment amount for both schedules?  Assume that the monthly repayment starts 1 month after the mortgage contract is signed and the down payment made.  Show all calculations.

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