General Computers Inc. purchased a computer server for $$73,000.$ It paid $30\mathrm{.}00\%$ of the value as a down payment and received a loan for the balance at $10\mathrm{.}00\%$ compounded semi$-$annually. It made payments of $$2,550\mathrm{.}48$ at the end of every quarter to settle the loan.

Schedule can be completed in Excel. No work needs to be shown for schedule entries.

a$.$ How many payments are required to settle the loan?

payments

Round up to the next payment

b$.$ Fill in the partial amortization schedule for the loan, rounding your answers to two decimal places.