Hanie Najwa needs to borrow RM5,000 for one year. • Option A: She is offered a loan at an effective annual rate of 5% • Option B: She is offered a loan of RM10,000 at a lower effective annual rate of interest denoted by i. If she borrows of RM10,000, she can invest the excess RM5,000 for one year at 3%. How low must the rate on the RM10,000 loan (Option B) be in order for Hanie Najwa to prefer it to the RM5,000 loan (Option A)?

A borrower is faced with choosing between two loans. Loan A is available for $89,000 at 6 percent interest for 30 years, with 6 points to be included in closing costs. Loan B would be made for the same amount, but for 7 percent interest for 30 years, with 2 points to be included in the closing costs. Both loans will be fully amortizing. Required: a. If the loan is repaid after 20 years, which loan would be the better choice? b. If the loan is repaid after five years, which loan is the better choice? (Analyze the decision with both rates at two decimal places.)

Jonathan wishes to buy a used chevy malibu for $12,500. He only has $1,000 for a down payment so th ebest deal he can get on a loan is 9% for 48 months a.) what will his payments be? b.)What is the total interest over the life of the loan?

Emma plans to loan $1,000 to her friend, who will pay a simple interest rate of 5.8% every year for the loan. If no payments are made and no further borrowing occurs between them for 13 years, then how much money will Emma' s friend owe her? $1,061.36 $1,754.00 $2,081.20 $158.00 Now, assume that Emma's friend volunteers to pay compound interest instead of simple interest for her loan. If interest is accrued at 5.8% compounded annually, all other things being equal, how much money will Emma's friend owe her in 13 years? $2,081.20 $1,058.00 $120.71 $ 1,754.00 Emma has another investment option in the market that pays 5.8% nominal interest, but it's compounded quarterly. Keeping everything else constant, how much money will Emma have in 13 years if she invests $1,000 in this fund? $158.00 $129.72 $2,114.01 $1,059.27

Jose borrows P5000 from a lending company for 5 years at 15%. At the end of the 5ft year, he renews the loan for the amount due and another P10,000 more for 3 years at 12%. What is the lump sum due? (You are expected to draw the Cash Flow Diagram in the solution). Follow this solution format: Given: Required: Solution:

A borrower can obtain an 80 percent loan with an 9 percent interest rate and monthly payments. The loan is to be fully amortized over 25 years. Alternatively, he could obtain a 95 percent loan at an 9.5 percent rate with the same loan term. The borrower plans to own the property for the entire loan term. Required: a. What is the incremental cost of borrowing the additional funds? (Hint: The dollar amount of the loan does not affect the answer.) b. What is the incremental cost of borrowing the additional funds if 2 points were charged on the 95 percent loan? c. What is the incremental cost of borrowing the additional funds if the borrower planned to own the property for only five years? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required C What is the incremental cost of borrowing the additional funds if the borrower planned to own the years? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Incremental…

6. Mahmoud has to pay three equal payments of $50,000 for a house he is buying, The payments are at the end of year five, 10 and 15, respectively. If the interest rate is 14% how much would he take as a loan to pay for the house? b. а. If Mahmoud decides to pay the remaining balance after paying the second installment in year 10 immediately, how much would he pay at the end of year 10 as repayment for the unpaid balance?

The Nguyens are thinking of buying a home for $121,000. A potential lender advertises an 80%, thirty-year simple interest amortized loan at 8 and 1/4% interest, with an APR of 9.23%. Use the APR to approximate the fees included in the finance charge. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

Ann Is buying a new home for $365,000.  She is choosing between 2 loan options. Loan A is a 15-year mortgage at 5% annual interest with a $25,000 down payment and $2688.70 monthly payment. Loan B is a 30-year mortgage at 4% annual interest with a $10,000 down payment and a $1694.82 monthly payment. Which loan has the lowest total cost? a Loan A is lower cost as it is approximately $111,170 less expensive than Loan B. b Loan B is approximately $87,235 less expensive than Loan A. c Loan B is approximately $52,379 less expensive than Loan A. d Loan A is approximately $102,473 less expensive than Loan B.

Duke was approved for a 30 year conventional loan for $250,000 at 3.65% fixed rate. He was also approved for a 15 year conventional loan for $250,000 at 3.45% fixed rate. He has $20,000 to put as a down payment. He has to pay insurance of $1400 a year and property tax of $2500 a year. Use time value of money to figure out the best options for Duke.    To avoid PMI (at least 20% down) what amount would Duke have to put down if he wants to take out the full amount of the loan ($250,000)?