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Marta borrows Birr 5000 from a bank at 12% compounded monthly and promise to discharge
the debt by equal payments at the end of each month for three years.
Required:
A. Find the amount of each payment
Given: p=5000, r=12%, m=12, t=3
Required: amount of each moths payment
Solution:
Let ci be compound interest
A= p(1+i) n
r mt
A=p(1+ ¿¿
m
0.12 36
A= 5000(1+ ¿¿
3
=5000(1+0.04)36
=5000x(1.04)36
= 20,519.662
20,519.662
Since the payment is equal in each month, it will be =569.99
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