Financing a Car Answers

The following table shows the first segment of a five-year amortization schedule. After one year of payments, how much has been paid to interest?

Scott is planning to buy a new car. He intends to trade in his existing car, a 2001 Chrysler Concorde in good condition. Using the table below, estimate how much Scott’s car is worth.Chrysler Cars in Good ConditionModel/Year20002001200220032004Pacifica$2,194$2,288$2,605$2,690$2,814Concorde$1,842$1,998$2,180$2,781$2,925Sebring$2,920$3,075$3,260$3,551$3,912300M$2,770$2,934$3,095$3,188$3,676

Calculate the monthly payment for a 5-year car loan of $23,570 at 10.43% interest, compounded monthly.

Renee is going to buy a new car that has a list price of $19,675. She will be responsible for $1,420 in vehicle registration fees, $85 in documentation fees, and 8.92% sales tax. She plans to trade in her current car, a 2002 Buick LeSabre in good condition, and finance the rest of the cost over four years at an interest rate of 11.34%, compounded monthly. If the dealer gives Renee 85% of the listed trade-in value for her car, what will her monthly payment be? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.Buick Cars in Good ConditionModel/Year19981999200020012002Century$929$1,086$1,150$1,488$1,595LeSabre$2,075$2,282$2,690$2,935$3,374Regal$1,676$1,794$2,030$2,214$2,566Riviera$1,291$1,455$1,520$1,814$1,959

Tess is going to purchase a new car that has a list price of $29,190. She is planning on trading in her good-condition 2006 Dodge Dakota and financing the rest of the cost over four years, paying monthly. Her finance plan has an interest rate of 10.73%, compounded monthly. Tess will also be responsible for 7.14% sales tax, a $1,235 vehicle registration fee, and a $97 documentation fee. If the dealer gives Tess 75% of the listed trade-in price on her car, once the financing is paid off, what percent of the total amount paid over four years would be interest? (Consider the trade-in to be a reduction in the amount paid.) Dodge Cars in Good Condition Model/Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Viper $7,068 $7,225 $7,626 $7,901 $8,116 Neon $6,591 $6,777 $6,822 $7,191 $7,440 Intrepid $8,285 $8,579 $8,699 $9,030 $9,121 Dakota $7,578 $7,763 $7,945 $8,313 $8,581

The following table shows a portion of a four-year amortization schedule. After twenty-five payments, how much of the principal has been paid off?

Dennis has just made the final monthly payment necessary for paying off his car financing. When he purchased the car three years ago, it had a list price of $23,878. Dennis traded in his good-condition 2001 Honda Odyssey and financed the rest of the cost at an interest rate of 11.82%, compounded monthly. The dealer gave Dennis 85% of the trade-in value of his car, listed below. Dennis was also responsible for paying 9.05% sales tax, a $1,474 vehicle registration fee, and a $225 documentation fee. Sales tax was calculated after subtracting the trade-in credit from the vehicle price. All told, how much did Dennis pay in interest? (Round all dollar values to the nearest cent, and consider the trade-in to be a reduction in the amount paid.) Honda Cars in Good Condition Model/Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 Element $5,887 $6,080 $6,225 $6,622 Odyssey $8,450 $8,693 $8,928 $9,224 Insight $4,384 $4,661 $5,006 $5,440 Accord $6,356 $6,626 $6,817 $7,114

Valerie is going to purchase a new car. The car she wants has a list price of $32,495. Valerie is planning to make a down payment of $1,877. Furthermore, she plans to trade in her current car, which is a 2006 Hyundai Sonata in good condition. She will finance the rest of the cost by making monthly payments over five years. She can finance the cost at a rate of 8.64%, compounded monthly. She will also have to pay 8.23% sales tax, a $2,243 vehicle registration fee, and a $314 documentation fee. If the dealer gives Valerie 87.5% of the trade-in price on her car, listed below, approximately how much will Valerie pay in total for her new car? (Round all dollar values to the nearest cent, and consider the trade-in to be a reduction in the amount paid.)Hyundai Cars in Good ConditionModel/Year2004200520062007Sonata$6,145$6,520$6,784$7,066Tiburon$6,880$7,144$7,382$7,785Elantra$4,211$4,425$4,598$4,880Accent$5,676$5,828$6,005$6,317

The following table shows a portion of a three-year amortization schedule. After two years, how much has been paid into interest?