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ANALYSIS, 12/e Copyright © 2014 by Oxford University Press
Chapter 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5
$5,000
$29,100 $8,000
$540
$580
Where P = Principal
i = Simple annual interest rate
n = Number of years
Balance at
the Balance at
Beginning the end of Interest Principal Total
Yr of year Interest year Payment Payment Payment
1 $5,000.00 $400.00 $5,400.00 $400.00 $1,000.00 $1,400.00
2 $4,000.00 $320.00 $4,320.00 $320.00 $1,000.00 $1,320.00
3 $3,000.00 $240.00 $3,240.00 $240.00 $1,000.00 $1,240.00
4 $2,000.00 $160.00 $2,160.00 $160.00 $1,000.00 $1,160.00
5 $1,000.00 $80.00 $1,080.00 $80.00 $1,000.00 $1,080.00
Balance at
the Balance at
Beginning the end of Interest Principal Total
Yr of year Interest year Payment Payment Payment
1 $5,000.00 $400.00 $5,400.00 $400.00 $0.00 $400.00
2 $5,000.00 $400.00 $5,400.00 $400.00 $0.00 $400.00
3 $5,000.00 $400.00 $5,400.00 $400.00 $0.00 $400.00
4 $5,000.00 $400.00 $5,400.00 $400.00 $0.00 $400.00
5 $5,000.00 $400.00 $5,400.00 $400.00 $5,000.00 $5,400.00
• Differences:
• Repayment structure (repayment amounts at various
points in time)
• Total payment amount
• Similarities:
• All interest charges were calculated at 8%
• They all achieved the same purpose of repaying the
loan within 5 years
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Technique of Equivalence
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Example 3-5 Single Payment
Compound Interest Formulas
$500 were deposited in a saving account (pays 6%
compounded annually) for 3 years
F=?
F = P(1+i)n = 500(1+0.06)3
= $595.50
0 1 2 3 Or
i=6%
F = P(F/P, i, n) = 500(F/P, 6%, 3)
P=500
= 500(1.191) = $595.50
16.000
15%
2.000 5%
0.000
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