On December 31, Beth Klemkosky bought a yacht for $90,000. She paid $12,000 down and agreed to pay the balance in 9 equal annual installments that include both the principal and 6 percent interest on the declining balance. How big will the annual payments be?
On December 31, Beth Klemkosky bought a yacht for $90,000 and paid $12,000 down, how much does she need to borrow to purchase the yacht?
Price of the yatch = $90,000
Down payment = $12,000
Amount borrowed(Principal) = Price of the yatch - Down payment = 90,000 - 12,000 = $78,000
No of installments = 9
Rate of interest = 6%
Using PMT function in excel to calculate annual payments:
Therefore, annual payments is equal to $11,467.73
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