ine Activity$-$ Amortization schedule

Excel Online Structured Activity: Amortization schedule

The data on a loan has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.

Open spreadsheet

a$.$ Complete an amortization schedule for a $$36,000$ loan to be repaid in equal installments at the end of each of the next three years. The interest rate is $12\%$ compounded annually. Round all answers to the nearest cent.

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b$.$ What percentage of the payment represents interest and what percentage represents principal for each of the three years? Round all answers to two decimal places.

$\%$ Interest $\%$ Principal

Year $1$: $\%\%$

Year $2$: $\%\%$

Year $3$: $\%\%$

c$.$ Why do these percentages change over time?

I. These percentages change over time because even though the total payment is constant the amount of interest paid each year is declining as the remaining or outstandingm