4-20 a. With a financial calculator, enter N = 5, I/YR = 10, PV = -25000, and FV = 0, and
then press the PMT key to get PMT = $6,594.94. Then go through the amortization
procedure as described in your calculator manual to get the entries for the
amortization table.
Repayment Remaining
Year Payment Interest of Principal Balance
1 $ 6,594.94 $2,500.00 $ 4,094.94 $20,905.06
*The last payment must be smaller to force the ending balance to zero.
b. Here the loan size is doubled, so the payments also double in size to $13,189.87: enter
c. The annual payment on a $50,000, 10-year loan at 10 percent interest would be
$8,137.27: enter N = 10, I/YR = 10, PV = -50000, and FV = 0, and then press the
4-21 a. 0 I=? 1 2 3 4 5
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-6 12 (in millions)
b. The calculation described in the quotation fails to take account of the compounding
effect. It can be demonstrated to be incorrect as follows: