A contract calls for semi-annual payments of P40,000 for the next 10 years and an additional payment of P250,000 at the end of that time. Find the equivalent cash value of the contract at 7% compounded semiannually?

Compare the interest earned by $10,000 for three years at 9% simple interest with interest earned by the same amount for three years at 9% compounded annually. Why does a difference occur? Click the icon to view the interest and annuity table for discrete compounding when i=9% per year. The simple interest earned is (Round to the nearest dollar.) (Round to the nearest dollar.) The compound interest earned is $ There is a difference in the amount of interest earned because compound interest allows interest from previous years to earn additional interest, whereas simple interest only considers the original principal.

4.39. What is the present worth of the following series of payments? (a) $5,000 at the end of each six-month period for 12 years at 9% compounded semiannually. $7,000 at the end of each quarter for 10 years at 8% compounded quarterly. (b) (c) $3,500 at the end of each month for five years at 6% compounded monthly.

A $200,000 loan is to be repaid in equal yearly payments over 25 years at an interest rate of 4% compounded annually. If the loan is paid off using the 25-year schedule, how much interest will be paid in total?