Question

You have just finished paying off your $35,125 loan, a feat which took ten years of quarterly payments. The loan had an interest rate of 7.44%, compounded quarterly. If you also paid $5,180.70 in service charges, what percentage of the total cost was made up by your finance charges? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent

Answer 1

Quarterly payment (before Svc Chg): PV 35,125, N 40, R 1.86% computes to Annuity of 1,252.70

Total paid (1,252.70 x 40) 50,108 - 35,125 = 14,983 Interest paid + 5,180.70 Svc Chg = 20,163.70, of which Svc Chg was 25.69%

Answer 2

B. 36.47% is the correct answer to this question.