Personal Finance (MindTap Course List)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781337099752
Author: E. Thomas Garman, Raymond Forgue
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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You will usually have choices of interest rates and loan term when seeking a loan. For the following, calculate the monthly payment and total interest over the loan term with each option.You need a $20,000 to buy a used car. Your bank offers a 3 year loan at 5%, a 4 year loan at 6%, and a 5 year loan at 7%.3 year loan at 5%:
Monthly payment: $
Total: $
Total interest: $
4 year loan at 6%:
Monthly payment: $
Total: $
Total interest: $
5 year loan at 7%:
Monthly payment: $
Total: $
Total interest: $
suppose that you decide to borrow $15,000 for a new car. you can select one of the following loans, each requiring regular monthly payments.
Installment loan A: 3-year loan at 5.9%
Installment loan B: 5-year loan at 6.4%
a.- find the monthly payments and the total interest for loan A
b.-find the monthly payments and the total interest for loan B
c.- compare the two loans. which is more economical?
Suppose that you decide to borrow $35,000 for a new car. You can select one of the following loans, each requiring regular monthly payments:
Installment Loan A: three-year loan at 6%
Installment Loan B: five-year loan at 9%.
Find the monthly payments and the total interest for Loan A.
Find the monthly payments and the total interest for Loan B.
Compare the monthly payments and total interest for the two loans.
Use this formula to find the monthly payments:
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