April 1, 2020 I promise to pay John B. Stetson $12,000 together with interest at 15% three years from the date. Use 360 days in a year.
How much interest will be accrued on this note on December 31, 2020?
Solution:
The formula for calculating the accrued Interest on a note payable is
= Note Amount * Annual Interest rate * ( No. of days in a year for which the interest is accrued / 360 )
As per the information given in the question we have
Note Amount = $ 12,000 ; Annual Interest rate = 15 % = 0.15
No. of days in a year for which the interest is accrued = April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
= ( 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 ) days
= 275 days
Applying the above information in the formula we have
= $ 12,000 * 0.15 * ( 275 / 360 )
= $ 1,800 * ( 275 / 360 )
= $ 1,800 * 0.763889
= $ 1,375
Thus the accrued interest on this note on December 31, 2020 is = $ 1,375
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