Fritz Benjamin buys a car costing $18,900. He agrees to make payments at the end of each monthly period for 4 years. He pays 4.8% interest, compounded monthly. (a) What is the amount of each payment? (b) Find the total amount of interest Fritz will pay.

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Struggling to find the monthly payment, and the total of interest.. says round to nearest cent please help
Fritz Benjamin buys a car costing $18,900. He agrees to make payments at the
end of each monthly period for 4 years. He pays 4.8% interest, compounded
monthly.
(a) What is the amount of each payment?
(b) Find the total amount of interest Fritz will pay.
Transcribed Image Text:Fritz Benjamin buys a car costing $18,900. He agrees to make payments at the end of each monthly period for 4 years. He pays 4.8% interest, compounded monthly. (a) What is the amount of each payment? (b) Find the total amount of interest Fritz will pay.
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Step 1

Given,

PVA (Present value of the annuity)=$18900
i ( Interest rate in decimal form)=4.8%
n (Number of years)=4 years

Part(a):

The formula for finding the amount is,

PVA=A1-1+ia-naia

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