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Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have decided to buy a car for $21,600. They finance $15,000 of it with a 5-year auto loan at 2.9% ARP. what will be their monthly payment be?

A. $268.20

B. $268.86

C. $269.54

D. $387.16

(Monthly Car Loan Payment Per $1,000 Borrowed)




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User Hasumedic
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The answer is B. $268.86

User SimonAx
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Answer:

Option B - $268.86

Explanation:

Given : Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have decided to buy a car for $21,600. They finance $15,000 of it with a 5-year auto loan at 2.9% ARP.

To find : What will be their monthly payment be?

Solution :

Formula of monthly payment


M=\frac{\text{Amount}}{\text{Discount factor}}

Discount factor
D=(1-(1+i)^(-n))/(i)

Where, Amount = $15,000

Rate r= 2.9%=0.029


i=(0.029)/(12)=0.002416

Time = 5 years


n=5*12=60

Now, put all the values we get,


D=(1-(1+i)^(-n))/(i)


D=(1-(1+0.002416)^(-60))/(0.002416)


D=(1-(1.002416)^(-60))/(0.002416)


D=(1-0.8652)/(0.002416)


D=(0.1348)/(0.002416)


D=55.79

Monthly payment,
M=\frac{\text{Amount}}{\text{Discount factor}}


M=(15000)/(55.79)


M=268.86

Therefore, Option B is correct.

The monthly payment is $268.86.

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