Buy On Time or Pay Cash Cost of Borrowing       1. Terms of the loan       a. Amount of the loan $10,000.00     b. Length of the loan (in years) 5     c. Monthly payment $188.70

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Enter your dollar answers rounded to the nearest two cents and precede numbers that are less than zero (0) with a minus sign (–).)
Buy On Time or Pay Cash
Cost of Borrowing      
1. Terms of the loan    
  a. Amount of the loan $10,000.00  
  b. Length of the loan (in years) 5  
  c. Monthly payment $188.70  
2. Total loan payments made    
  ($
 per month
 months)
  $
 
3. Less: Principal amount of the loan   $
 
4. Total interest paid over life of loan   $
 
5. Tax considerations:    
  – Is this a home equity loan? no  
  – Do you itemize deductions on your federal tax return? yes  
6. What federal tax bracket are you in? 35%  
7. Taxes saved due to interest deductions    
  ($
 x
%)
  $
 
8. Total after-tax interest cost on the loan   $
 
Cost of Paying Cash      
9. Annual interest earned on savings    
  (6% x
)
  $
 
10. Annual after-tax interest earnings    
  ($
 x
%)
  $
 
11. Total after-tax interest earnings over life of loan    
  ($
 x
 years)
  $
 
Net Cost of Borrowing      
12. Difference in cost of borrowing versus cost of paying cash   $
 
Based on the numbers alone, you should      because:
If you invest the principal, you’ll earn more interest than you’ll pay on the loan.
 
The interest on a loan will cost you more than the interest you would earn if you invested the principal.
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