QuestionBetty owes \$57,600 on a 9%, 170-day note. After payments of \$11,520 (day 60) and \$23,040 (day 70), find:
1. Balance after first payment:
2. Balance after second payment:
3. Balance at maturity:
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The initial amount owed is 11,520 is made on day605. The second payment of $23,040 is made on day706. The interest is calculated using the U.S. Rule7. A year is considered to be360 days for the purpose of interest calculation
STEP 2
First, we need to calculate the interest for the first60 days before the first payment is made. The formula for calculating interest is
STEP 3
Plug in the given values for the principal amount, interest rate, and time to calculate the interest.
STEP 4
Convert the percentage to a decimal value.
STEP 5
Calculate the interest amount.
STEP 6
Now that we have the interest amount, we can find the adjusted balance after the first payment. This includes the initial amount owed, the interest, and subtracting the first payment.
STEP 7
Plug in the values for the principal amount, the interest, and the first payment to calculate the adjusted balance.
STEP 8
Calculate the adjusted balance after the first payment.
STEP 9
Next, we need to calculate the interest for the next days before the second payment is made. Again, we use the formula for calculating interest, but this time the principal amount is the adjusted balance after the first payment.
STEP 10
Plug in the given values for the adjusted balance, interest rate, and time to calculate the interest.
STEP 11
Calculate the interest amount.
STEP 12
Now that we have the interest amount, we can find the adjusted balance after the second payment. This includes the adjusted balance after the first payment, the interest, and subtracting the second payment.
STEP 13
Plug in the values for the adjusted balance after the first payment, the interest, and the second payment to calculate the adjusted balance.
STEP 14
Calculate the adjusted balance after the second payment.
STEP 15
Finally, we need to calculate the interest for the remaining100 days to find the balance at maturity. Again, we use the formula for calculating interest, but this time the principal amount is the adjusted balance after the second payment.
STEP 16
Plug in the given values for the adjusted balance, interest rate, and time to calculate the interest.
STEP 17
Calculate the interest amount.
STEP 18
Now that we have the interest amount, we can find the balance at maturity. This includes the adjusted balance after the second payment and the interest.
STEP 19
Plug in the values for the adjusted balance after the second payment and the interest to calculate the balance at maturity.
STEP 20
Calculate the balance at maturity.
The adjusted balance after the first payment is 24,021.36, and the balance at maturity is $24,621.90.
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