Scenario 2: You need a $12,000 loan to buy a good used car. Your bank offers a 3-year loan with an APR of 5% and a 5-year loan with an APR of 8%. Find the monthly payment and total interest paid for each loan option. Which would you choose? What is the better deal?

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Scenario 2:
You need a $12,000 loan to buy a good used car. Your bank offers a 3-year loan with an APR of 5% and a 5-year loan with an APR of 8%. Find
the monthly payment and total interest paid for each loan option. Which would you choose? What is the better deal?
Transcribed Image Text:Scenario 2: You need a $12,000 loan to buy a good used car. Your bank offers a 3-year loan with an APR of 5% and a 5-year loan with an APR of 8%. Find the monthly payment and total interest paid for each loan option. Which would you choose? What is the better deal?
The Loan
Payment
Formula
(monthly
payments)
PYMT =
Principal - (APR)
.
12
1- (1. APR-months)]
- (1+12)
PYMT= monthly payment
APR = annual percentage rate
months = number of months to pay off
the loan
Transcribed Image Text:The Loan Payment Formula (monthly payments) PYMT = Principal - (APR) . 12 1- (1. APR-months)] - (1+12) PYMT= monthly payment APR = annual percentage rate months = number of months to pay off the loan
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