Question

RKI Instruments borrowed $4,300,000 from a private equity firm for expansion of its facility for manufacturing carbon monoxide monitors. The company repaid the loan after 1 year with a single payment of $5,225,000. What was the interest rate on the loan

Answer 1

21.51%

Step-by-step explanation:

RKI instruments borrowed $4,300,000 from a private equity firm to expand its facility.

A year after the loan was repaid with a single payment of $5,225,000

Therefore the interest rate on the loan can be calculated as follows

= 5,225,000-4,300,000/4,300,000 × 100

= 925,000/4,300,000 × 100

= 0.2151 × 100

= 21.51%

Hence the interest rate of the loan is 21.51%