Question

2. The Jasmine Tea Company purchased merchandise from a supplier for $43,338. Payment was a noninterest-bearing note requiring Jasmine to make six annual payments of $8,000 beginning one year from the date of purchase. What is the interest rate implicit in this agreement

Answer 1

Answer:

3%

Explanation:

Given the following :

Purchased merchandise = $43,338

Number of payments required = 6

Payment per period = $8,000

PV factor (PVIFA) = (purchased merchandise / payment per period)

PVIFA = (43,338 / 8000) = 5.41725

Using the PVIFA table, we locate the interest rate on PVIFA factor of 5.41725 for a period of 6 years.

For PVIFA of 5.4172, the interest rate is 3%

Hence the implicit Interest t rate = 3%

PVIFA = [1 - (1+r)^-n] ÷ r