To borrow $1,000, you must pay back twelve monthly installments of $100. a. It cost you $200
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To borrow $1,000, you must pay back twelve monthly installments of $100. a. It cost you $200 to borrow $1,000 for a year. Why is your yearly interest rate not equal to 200=1,000 20%? b. What is the present value of the income stream 1,000, 100, 100, ... , 100 if the monthly interest rate is m? Find the approximate monthly interest rate m you are paying by determining the value of m that makes this present value equal to zero. c. What yearly interest rate corresponds to the monthly interest rate?
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Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill
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