Basic Business
Math: SIMPLE
INTEREST
Definition of Terms
• Lender or creditor - person (or
institution) who invests the money
or makes the funds available
• Borrower or debtor - person (or
institution) who owes the money or
avails of the funds from the
lender
• Origin or loan date - date on which
money is received by the borrower
Definition of Terms
• Time or term (t) - amount of time
in years the money is borrowed or
invested; length of time between
the origin and maturity dates.
• Repayment date or maturity date-
date on which the money borrowed
or loan is to be completely repaid
• Principal (P) - amount of money
borrowed or invested on the origin
date
Definition of Terms
• Rate (r) - annual rate, usually in
percent, charged by the lender, or
rate of increase of the investment
• Interest (I) - amount paid or earned
for the use of money
• Simple Interest (Is) - interest that
is computed on the principal and then
added to it
• Maturity value or future value (F) -
amount after t years; that the lender
receives from the borrower on the
maturity date
Simple interest
and Maturity
Value formula
Example:
1) How much interest
is charged when
P50,000 is
borrowed for 9
months at an annual
simple interest rate
of 10%?
2) When invested at
annual interest rate of
7% an amount earned
P11,200 of simple
interest in two years.
How much money was
originally invested?
3) If an entrepreneur
applies for a loan
amounting to P500,000 in
a bank, the simple
interest of which is
P157,500 for 3 years,
what interest rate is
being charged?
4. Find the maturity value if
1 million pesos is
deposited in a bank at
annual simple interest
rate of 0.25% after
a) 1 year?
b) 5 years?
1. A bank offers 0.25%
annual simple interest
rate for a particular
deposit. How much
interest will be earned if
1 million pesos is
deposited in this savings
account for 1 year?
2) How much interest
is charged when
P50,000 is
borrowed for 9
months at an annual
simple interest rate
of 10%?
3) When invested at an
annual interest rate of
7%, an amount earned
P11,200 of simple
interest in two years.
How much money was
originally invested?