How long is the loan for? Is there an interest rate on the original loan?
If it is asking what I think, we will just use the sn formula:
FV = PMT ((1+i/m)n(m) - 1) / (i/m) , but without a time frame, we don't have an m.
Any more info?
Thomas L.
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Sorry, I'm out of ideas on that one. The number of years will affect the payment in my experience. Although it is not showing up, I also answered the one about Jack. If you click on it, it will show the explanation.
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09/20/13
C C.
I was told to assume that the term is 10 years.
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09/22/13
Thomas L.
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Ok then. Since it is a sinking fund then our goal is to have 200,000 by the end of 10 years, so we will use the formula I have above. 200,000 is our future value, FV, i is the interest rate which is .12,
m in the number of compounds per year, semi annually means twice a year so
m = 2, n = 10 years the total time in years.
I am getting 5436.91
P.S. not a big deal but in my first answer I should have said "we don't have an
n", not "we don't have an m"
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09/23/13
Jdub D.
Also, calculate the total deposits of the sinking fund and the interest earned by the semiannual payment.
How do you do this part?? ^^
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09/25/13
C C.
09/20/13