FE PROBLEM 3.4
IMMEDIATELY BEFORE MAKING THE FIRST PAYMENT, THE AMOUNT OWED ON THE LOAN IS
$10,000(F|P 15%,4) = $10,000(1.74901) = $17,490.10. THEREFORE, THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST
OWED ($7,490.10) IS GREATER THAN THE SIZE OF THE PAYMENT (6,661.08). HENCE, ALL OF
THE FIRST PAYMENT IS INTEREST. NO PRINCIPAL PAYMENT OCCURS IN THE FIRST
PAYMENT.
ANSWER: a
TO CALCULATE PAYMENT SIZE:
A = $10,000(F|P 15%,3)(A|P 15%,3)
A = $10,000(1.52088)(0.43798) = $6,661.15
A =PMT(15%,3,FV(15%,3,,10000))
A = $6,661.08