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You must repay the amount you borrowed and make extra payments
for interest, which represents the cost of borrowing.
When lending money:
You typically set a rate and earn interest income in exchange for
making your money available to other people.
When you put money into a savings account, then the bank calculates
how much money Interest Rate apply to most leading or borrowing
transactions. Individual borrow money to purchase home fund
project.
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Understanding Simple
Interest and Formula
Understanding Simple Interest and formula
Interest?
Simple? Simple
Interest?
Simple Interest
-Is a quick and easy method od calculating the interest charge on a loan.
Simple interest is determined by multiplying the daily interest rate by
the principal by the number of days that elapse between payments.
-this type of interest usually applies to automobile loans or short-term
loans, although some mortages use this calculation method. When you
make a payment on a simple interest loan, the payment first goes toward
that month's interest, and the remainder goes toward the principal.
The formula for Simple Interest is:
A=P (1 + rt)
A = Final amount r = Annual interest rate
Say you take out an installment loan to pay for a new washing machine
which a principal balance of $800 and a 5% annual simple interest rate
to be paid over a period of three years.
• The amount of Simple interest paid would be calculated by
multiplying the interest rate by the principal payment, then by the
number of years:
• As you can see, you can use simple interest to figure out
roughly how much you'll pay for borrowing money. In this case,
the principal balance of $800 becomes $920 over three years.
Generalization:
When it comes to basics of finance you have to learn about simple interest!
Simple interest will affect your loans and investments and understanding this
concept will make you money or lose you money.
• Simple interest benefits consumers who pay their loans on time or early
each month.
• Auto loans and short-term personal loans are usually simple interest loans .
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