Practice Exam Problems 7 - Loans

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P RACTICE E XAM P ROBLEMS SM132 Loans 1. You have decided to buy a Tesla that costs $85,000. You have $10,000 in your checking account to use for a down payment and plan to borrow the rest. The loan is for 60 months and the interest rate is 2.9% APR. How much is your monthly payment? 2. After watching the Head of the Charles rowing competition, you decide that you want to race next year. You are taking out a $35,000 loan to buy a racing single. The loan is a 5 year loan with monthly payments and a 3.3% APR. How much is your monthly payment? 3. You have saved $8,000 to buy a snowmobile and can budget $2000 every six months to repay a loan. If you use your $8,000 savings for a down payment and get a 5 year loan at 6% APR (compounded semi-annually) with $2000 payments every six months, how much can you pay for the snowmobile?
P RACTICE E XAM P ROBLEMS SM132 4. You are taking out a 72 month auto loan. The interest rate is 6.0% APR and the loan is for $20,000. What is the monthly payment? How much interest and principal will you pay the first month of the loan? What will you owe at the end of the first year? How much of the loan have your repaid during the first year? 5. You have just purchased an electric scooter from Walmart for $145. You must make 6 monthly $25 payments beginning today. What is the interest rate that you will be paying Walmart expressed as an APR?
P RACTICE E XAM P ROBLEMS SM132 Answer Key 1. $1,344.32 2. $633.58 3. $25,060 4. Monthly payment: $331.46 First month: $100 interest, $231.46 principal Owe at the end of the first year: $17,145 Repaid in the first year: $2,855 ($20,000 - $17,145) 5. 16.5%
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