Answer:
$1,411.25
Explanation:
The computation of the combined gross monthly income is shown below:
The earnings of Jose = $23.50 × 40 hours = $940
And, the earnings of Zola is
= $21.50 × 40 hours + 5 hours × $21.50
= $860 + $161.25
The total earnings is
= $940 + $860 + $161.25
= $1,961.25
And, the expenses are
= $500 + $50
= $550
So the combined gross monthly income is
= $1,961.25 - $550
= $1,411.25
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Given:
Principal, P = 26500
term=5 years
Monthly payment, A = 695
Question: Find interest rate
Solution:
Unless there is a table available, there is no explicit formula to calculate interest. However, the interest rate can be solved for using the formula to calculate the monthly payment, as follows.
Substituting
P=26500
i=monthly interest rate to be found
A=monthly payment=695
n=5*12=60 months
Rearrange to give successive estimates of i by
I(i)=(695/26500)*((1+i)^60-1)/(1+i)^60
Try initial estimate of i=0.02 (2% per month)
I(0.02)=0.0182
I(0.0182)=0.01736
I(0.01736)=0.01689
....
Eventually we get the value to stabilize at i=0.016265, or
Monthly interest =
1.6265% (to four decimal places)
Answer: 1. High Interest
2. Low Government Debt
3. Political Stability
Explanation:
Foreign Investors are Investors and investors always like to invest where there are prospects of growth and profit.
High Interest Rates give them the opportunity to invest their money in a currency that will give them a great return because a country where there are high interest rates imparts this on its currency which causes it to rise in value thereby giving currency holders a capital gain.
Another factor is Government Debt. A country with high Government debt will typically be unable to raise funds through the bond market easily. This shortage of funds can lead to inflation which devalues currency causing foreign currency investors to flee.
Finally there is the Political Factor (other factors exist). A stable country politically stands a better chance of maintaining a higher value currency that one with lower political stability. This is because political Stability attracts investors and as more investments come into a country, this reflects in its currency by making it stronger which will attract foreign currency investors.