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You will be getting a loan for the full cost of the tractor.

The tractor will cost £64,950.
The compound interest rate is 4% per annum, which will be added to the total cost of the tractor up front.
You will pay back the loan in 36 equal monthly payments.
What will you pay each month?

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Answer: £2,116.10 each month.

Explanation:

To calculate the monthly payment, we first need to find the total amount owed after the compound interest has been added. The formula for compound interest is:

A = P * (1 + r/n)^(nt)

where:

A is the amount owed,

P is the initial principal (the cost of the tractor),

r is the annual interest rate,

n is the number of times interest is compounded per year, and

t is the number of years the loan is taken out for.

In this case:

P = £64,950

r = 4% = 0.04

n = 12 (the number of months in a year)

t = 3 (the number of years the loan is taken out for)

Plugging these values into the formula, we find that:

A = £64,950 * (1 + 0.04/12)^(12*3) = £76,079.69

To find the monthly payment, we divide the total amount owed by the number of payments:

Monthly payment = A / 36 = £76,079.69 / 36 = £2,116.10

So you will pay £2,116.10 each month.

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