or in part.
4-29 This can be done with a calculator by specifying an interest rate of 5% per period for 20
periods with 1 payment per period to get the payment each 6 months: N = 10 2 = 20,
Period Beg Bal Payment Interest Principal End Bal
1 $10,000.00 $802.43 $500.00 $302.43 $9,697.57
the interest in each 6-month period, sum them, and you have the answer. Even simpler,
with some calculators such as the HP-10B, allow you to find the interest paid during a
4-30 First, find PMT by using a financial calculator: N = 5, I/YR = 15, PV = -1000000, and
Year Balance Payment Interest Principal Balance
4-31 a. Begin with a time line:
6-mos. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Years 0 6% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
the value at the 5th 6-month period, which is t = 2.5. Now we must compound out to t
= 10, or for 7.5 years at an EAR of 12.36%, or 15 semiannual periods at 6%.
$597.53 20 – 5 = 15 periods @ 6% $1,432.02,