A student takes out a loan of $1,500 at the beginning of each semester (semi-annually) for 11 semesters to pay for college. The loan charges 7.8% interest compounded semiannually. The student graduates after the 11 semesters and refinances the loan to a lower 7.1% rate compounded monthly with monthly payments (made at the end of each month) for 120 months. Find the monthly payment and the total interest paid. The monthly payment is $ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.) The total amount of interest paid is. $. (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
A student takes out a loan of $1,500 at the beginning of each semester (semi-annually) for 11 semesters to pay for college. The loan charges 7.8% interest compounded semiannually. The student graduates after the 11 semesters and refinances the loan to a lower 7.1% rate compounded monthly with monthly payments (made at the end of each month) for 120 months. Find the monthly payment and the total interest paid. The monthly payment is $ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.) The total amount of interest paid is. $. (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
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![A student takes out a loan of $1,500 at the beginning of each semester (semi-annually) for 11 semesters to pay for college. The loan charges 7.8% interest compounded semiannually. The student graduates
after the 11 semesters and refinances the loan to a lower 7.1% rate compounded monthly with monthly payments (made at the end of each month) for 120 months. Find the monthly payment and the total
interest paid.
The monthly payment is $
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
The total amount of interest paid is.
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
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Transcribed Image Text:A student takes out a loan of $1,500 at the beginning of each semester (semi-annually) for 11 semesters to pay for college. The loan charges 7.8% interest compounded semiannually. The student graduates
after the 11 semesters and refinances the loan to a lower 7.1% rate compounded monthly with monthly payments (made at the end of each month) for 120 months. Find the monthly payment and the total
interest paid.
The monthly payment is $
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
The total amount of interest paid is.
(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
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