GE7 Mathematics Quiz: Interest Calculations
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Powered by AITo amortize a loan over a period using monthly payments, employ the formula for the monthly payment M: M = P[r(1+r)^n]/[(1+r)^n - 1], where P is the principal, r is the monthly interest rate, and n is the total number of payments. For a ₱10,000 loan at 6% annually, the monthly rate is 0.06/12. With n = 10×12, or 120 months, substitute these values into the formula to find M, which results in a monthly payment of approximately ₱111.02 .
To find the future value of an annuity, use the formula FV = P × [(1 + r/n)^(nt) - 1] / (r/n), where P is the annual deposit, r is the annual interest rate, n is the number of compounding periods per year, and t is the total number of years. Given P = ₱20,000, r = 0.06, n = 12, t = 5, calculate: FV = ₱20,000 × [(1 + 0.06/12)^(12×5) - 1] / (0.06/12), resulting in approximately ₱112,857.43 .
To calculate the maturity value with multiple principals under different rates, compute the interest for each principal separately, then sum these interests with the principal amounts. Given Principal A = x at 7%, Principal B = 2x + 5000 at 8%, and Principal C = 3x – 2000 at 9%, calculate each interest using Interest = Principal × Rate × Time, with time from February 12 to December 13, 2025. Finally, sum up the principals and their respective interests, set this equal to the combined maturity value of ₱210,000, and solve for x using a system of equations .
To find the effective annual interest rate (EAR) from a nominal rate compounded semiannually, use the formula: EAR = (1 + nominal rate/n)^n - 1, where n is the number of compounding periods per year. For a 10% nominal rate compounded semiannually, n = 2. EAR = (1 + 0.10/2)^2 - 1 = (1 + 0.05)^2 - 1 = 1.1025 - 1 = 0.1025 or 10.25% .
To determine the unknown annual compound interest rate, apply the formula A = P(1 + r)^t, where A is the future value, P is the principal, r is the rate, and t is the time in years. Plugging the values: ₱120,000 = ₱75,000(1 + r)^5, divide both sides by ₱75,000 to isolate (1 + r)^5. Taking the fifth root gives (1 + r) = (₱120,000/₱75,000)^(1/5). Solve for r = [(₱120,000/₱75,000)^(1/5)] - 1, yielding approximately 9.66% .
To calculate simple interest, use the formula: Interest = Principal × Rate × Time. The time should be expressed in years. In the scenario, the principal (P) is ₱6,000, the rate (r) is 6% or 0.06, and the time (t) is the number of days from March 1 to July 1, 2022, divided by 365. This period is 122 days, so t = 122/365 ≈ 0.3342 years. Thus, Interest = ₱6,000 × 0.06 × 0.3342 ≈ ₱120.31 .
To convert a nominal rate compounded semiannually to an equivalent nominal rate compounded monthly, find the effective annual rate first using the formula EAR = (1 + i/n)^n - 1 for the semiannual compounding. Recalculate the monthly nominal rate from this EAR. For a 10% annual nominal rate compounded semiannually, the EAR is 10.25%. Use (1 + i/12)^12 = 1.1025 to solve for the monthly nominal rate, which is about 9.79% .
For simple interest, use Interest = Principal × Rate × Time. Principal (P) is ₱12,000, Rate (r) is 7% or 0.07, and Time (t) is 189 days from May 15 to November 20, calculated in years as t = 189/365 ≈ 0.5178. Interest = ₱12,000 × 0.07 × 0.5178 ≈ ₱434.14. The maturity value is the sum of the principal and interest: ₱12,000 + ₱434.14 = ₱12,434.14 .
First, denote each principal's interest separately using the formula Interest = Principal × Rate × Time. Given, Principal A = x at 7%, B = 2x + 5000 at 8%, C = 3x - 2000 at 9%, with time as a fraction of the year from February 12 to December 13, 2025. Set up equations to find individual interests, add to the principals, and equate to ₱210,000. The solution involves solving a system of equations for x. This requires unifying all expressions to extract common variable x .
To determine the doubling time for an investment compounded monthly at 8%, use the Rule of 72 as an approximation or apply the formula t = log(2) / log(1 + r/n), where r is the annual interest rate and n is the number of periods per year. Here, r = 0.08 and n = 12, giving a monthly rate of 0.08/12. Solving using log(2)/log(1 + 0.08/12) gives approximately 9 years .