Amortization Answers

Using technology, determine the present value given that you make quarterly payments of $1,635 at 4.2% compouded quarterly over a 3 year period. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

You have just received an inheritance of $28,000 and would like to invest it into an account. The bank offers two investment plans, one for 4 years at 5.8% compounded annually and another for 3 years at 7.083% compounded annually. You want to make equal annual withdrawals from the account over the life time of the loan. Which investment will yield the highest annual withdraw and by what amount, given that the account will be zeroed out by the end of that period? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Mari has just made her last payment on her car. The lifetime of the loan was 36 months. The bank financed her for $15,000 at 6.71%. How much did Mari actually pay, after she made her last payment, for the car?

If you make monthly payments of $1,000 for 10 years, determine the total payment over the lifetime of the loan.

You have sold your home and would like to travel the European country side. While you are out of the country, you would like the profit that you made on the sale of your home to gain interest while you are away in Europe. You made a profit of $25,000 on the sale of your home, and you invest this amount into an account paying 7.8% interest compounded annually. If you are to withdraw from the account over a 5 year period, such that by the end of the five year period there is zero dollars in the account, how much annually will you be able to withdraw from the account?

The Academy for Academic Excellence has just announced their winner for the most successful student in mathematics. This student will receive a grant for their college education as well as national recognition for academic excellence in the field of mathematics. The grant will cover $12,177.17 of the cost of school per year for 5 years. If the initial amount is invested into an account over the five years, paying an annual interest rate of 5.5%, and you are to withdraw from this account until the remaining balance after the 5 years is zero dollars, determine the initial amount of the grant. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

For a fixed loan amount, what happens to the monthly payment as the annual rate increases?

You have decided to purchase a car for $22,346.16. The credit union requires a 10% down payment and will finance the balance with a 5.4% annual interest loan for 36 months. The sales tax in your city is 7.6%, and the license and title charges are $125.13. Determine the amount that the credit union will finance you for. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Using technology, determine the quarterly payment on a 4 year loan of $16,231 at 5.1% compounded quarterly. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Tetsuo has decided to purchase a new car. He decides to put 10% down and finance the remaining balance. The bank offers Tetsuo a 36 month loan at 6.71%. If the car is valued at $32,000, what will his monthly payments be?