3) You have decided to purchase a new car and can afford monthly car payments of $400. Assuming you decide to make payments for 60 months and can get an annual interest rate of 8%, what is the maximum purchase price you can afford?
The maximum purchased price you can afford is equal to the present value of the monthly car payments
Annual interest rate = 8%
Monthly interest rate = 8% 12
Monthly interest rate = 0.67%
Present value of monthly payment = $ 400 1.00671 + $ 400 1.00672 + $ 400 1.00673 + $ 400 1.00674 + $ 400 1.00675 + $ 400 1.00676 + -------------------------------+ $ 400 1.006759 + $ 400 1.006760
Present value of monthly payment = $19,708.76
The maximum purchase price you can afford = $19,708.76
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