Using simple interest, it is found that the monthly payments are of $739.00.
Simple interest is used when there is a single compounding per time period.
The amount of money after t years in is modeled by:
[tex]A(t) = A(0)(1 + rt)[/tex]
In which:
In this problem:
Then, the total amount will be of:
[tex]A(t) = A(0)(1 + rt)[/tex]
[tex]A(t) = 85000[1 + 30(0.071)][/tex]
[tex]A(t) = 266050[/tex]
In 30 x 12 = 360 monthly payments, hence:
266050/360 = 739.
The monthly payments are of $739.00.
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