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Total Amount Of Interest - Financial Question
« on: July 06, 2019, 10:47:58 am »
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Hi,

Can someone help me get the answer fo this question, alongside the relevant financial solver entries needed.

Question:

"Indira borrowed $29,000 to buy a car and was charged interest at the rate of 12.5% per annum, compounding monthly.
For the first year of the loan, Indira made monthly repayments of $425.
For the second year of the loan, Indira made monthly repayments of $500.
The total amount of interest that Indira paid over this two-year period is closest to

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Re: Total Amount Of Interest - Financial Question
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2019, 11:24:23 am »
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Year 1:
N = 12
I = 12.5
PV = 29000
Pmt = -425
PPY/CPY = 12

This gives a balance of 27437.4906523.

Year 2:
N = 12
I = 12.5
PV = 27437.4906523
Pmt = -500
PPY/CPY = 12

This gives a balance of 24714.6844601

Interest paid = Total paid - Principal reduction = ($425*12 + $500*12) – ($29000 – $24715) = $6815 (to nearest dollar).