2 Calculating basic loan payments

Calculate the quarterly payment for a $56,000 mortgage loan at 6.5% compounded quarterly during its 20-year amortization period.

PV = $56,000

I/Y = 6.5%

FV = 0

. . . . . .

PMT = ?

N = 4 20 years = 80

Procedure

Key operation

Display

 

 

 

Set all the variables to

.b

000

default values.

 

 

 

 

Make sure ordinary annuity is set (BGN is not displayed).

Set the number of pay-

.w4 Q

P/Y=

ments per year to 4.

 

400

 

 

 

Confirm the number of

i

C/Y=

compounding periods per

 

 

400

year.

 

 

 

 

Quit the P/Y and C/Y set-

s

000

tings.

 

 

 

 

Calculate the total

20 .<N

ANS~N

number of payments and

 

8000

store in N.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter the present value.

56000 v

56———~PV

 

 

5600000

Enter the future value.

0 T

—~FV

 

 

 

 

000

 

 

 

Enter the annual interest

6.5 f

6.5~I/Y 650

rate.

 

Calculate the quarterly

@u

PMT=

payment.

 

-125586

 

 

 

 

 

Answer: The quarterly payments are $1,255.86.

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