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Prepare an amortization schedule for a five-year loan of $55,000. The interest r

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Question

Prepare an amortization schedule for a five-year loan of $55,000. The interest rate is 8 percent per year, and the loan calls for equal annual payments. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

  


How much interest is paid in the third year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  


How much total interest is paid over the life of the loan? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  

$

Year Beginning
Balance
Total
Payment
Interest
Payment
Principal
Payment
Ending
Balance 1 $ $ $ $ $ 2 3 4 5

Explanation / Answer

Formula for calculation of EMI=PMT(rate,nper,pv)

nper =5

rate=.08

pv=$55,000

=PMT(.08,5,55,000)

=$13,775.11.

Ammortization table:

Interest payment in the third year:

interest paid in the third year from the above table=$2,839.98

Total interest paid:

Total interest paid calculated in the above ammotization table =$13,875.52

Year Beginning balance (A) Total payment (B) Interest payment C=A*8% Principal payment D=B-C Ending balance E=A-D 1 $55,000.00 $13,775.11 $4,400.00 $9,375.11 $45,624.89 2 $45,624.89 $13,775.11 $3,649.99 $10,125.12 $35,499.77 3 $35,499.77 $13,775.11 $2,839.98 $10,935.13 $24,564.64 4 $24,564.64 $13,775.11 $1,965.17 $11,809.94 $12,754.70 5 $12,754.70 $13,775.11 $1,020.38 $12,754.73 -$0.03 Total $68,875.55 $13,875.52 $55,000.03