Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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You have taken out a
60​-month,
​$27,000
car loan with an APR of
7​%,
compounded monthly. The monthly payment on the loan is
​$534.63.
Assume that right after you make your
50th
​payment, the balance of the loan is
​$5,178.70.
How much of your next payment goes toward principal and how much goes toward​ interest? Compare this with the prinicipal and interest paid in the first​ month's payment.
The amount that goes towards interest is
​$nothing.
​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)
The amount that goes towards the principal is
​$nothing.
​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)
Compare this with the prinicipal and interest paid in the first​ month's payment.  ​(Select the best choice​ below.)
 
 
A.
In the first​ month, the amount that goes towards principal is
​$377.13
and toward interest is
​$157.50.
​Therefore, you can see that over​ time, as you pay down the principal of the​ loan, more of your payment has to go to cover interest and less of your payment can go towards reducing the principal.
 
B.
In the first​ month, the amount that goes towards principal is
​$377.13
and toward interest is
​$157.50.
​Therefore, you can see that over​ time, as you pay down the principal of the​ loan, less of your payment has to go to cover interest and more of your payment can go towards reducing the principal.
 
C.
In the first​ month, the amount that goes towards principal is
​$157.50
and toward interest is
​$377.13.
​Therefore, you can see that over​ time, as you pay down the principal of the​ loan, more of your payment has to go to cover interest and less of your payment can go towards reducing the principal.
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