Final answer:
To find the quarterly payments on a $14,000 loan at 4.6% compounded quarterly for 6 years, the annuity payment formula is used with the respective values inserted for PV, r, and n. After calculating using the formula, the payment amount is rounded to the nearest cent to find the quarterly payment.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate the quarterly payments for a student loan of $14,000 at 4.6% interest, compounded quarterly for 6 years, we can use the formula for the annuity payment in relation to present value (PV).
The formula for the payment is:
PMT = PV * [r / (1 - (1 + r)^(-n))]
Where:
PMT is the periodic payment amount.
PV is the present value of the loan (initial amount borrowed).
r is the periodic interest rate (annual interest rate divided by the number of compounding periods per year).
n is the total number of payments (years multiplied by the number of compounding periods per year).
In this scenario, r is 4.6% or 0.046 per year, and since interest is compounded quarterly, we divide it by 4, which gives us 0.0115 per quarter. The total number of payments for 6 years, compounded quarterly, is 6*4, which equals 24 payments.
Substituting the values into the formula, we have:
PMT = 14,000 * [0.0115 / (1 - (1 + 0.0115)^(-24))]
After calculating, we'll round the PMT to the nearest cent.
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