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One of your customers is delinquent on his accounts payable balance. You’ve mutu

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Question

One of your customers is delinquent on his accounts payable balance. You’ve mutually agreed to a repayment schedule of $750 per month. You will charge 2.1 percent per month interest on the overdue balance.

If the current balance is $20,000, how long will it take for the account to be paid off?

One of your customers is delinquent on his accounts payable balance. You’ve mutually agreed to a repayment schedule of $750 per month. You will charge 2.1 percent per month interest on the overdue balance.

If the current balance is $20,000, how long will it take for the account to be paid off?

Explanation / Answer

Present value of Annuity = A*[(1-(1+r)-n)/r]

Where

A - Annuity payment = 750

r - rate per period = 2.1%

n - no. of periods =?/

20000= 750* [(1-(1.021)-n)/.021]

[(1-(1.021)-n)/.021] =20000/750 = 26.6666666667

1-(1.021)-n = 26.6666666667*.021 = .56

1.021^-n = 1-.56=.44

-n = log.44/log1.021

= -0.35654732351/0.00902574208

= -39.503380481

n = 39.50 months = 3.29 years