12.4 Mathematics of Finance
Focus on future value of an annuity and monthly loan payment.
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12.4 Mathematics of Finance
For end-of-period payments , annuity future value is and present value is ; is the rate per payment period.
Worked example
01 / Deposit $ at the end of each month for years at per year compounded monthly. Find the future value, rounded to the nearest cent.
02 / There are deposits and the monthly rate is . Future value $.
03 / Answer: $
Worked example 2 · Monthly loan payment
A $ loan is repaid by equal end-of-month payments over years at per year compounded monthly. Find the monthly payment, rounded to the nearest cent.
Solve for . Here and , so $. Answer: $
Textbook reference: Stewart, Redlin & Watson, Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th ed. (Cengage, 2016). The explanations and practice here are original, organized by textbook section.