Simple Interest Principal × Rate × Time: Examples
Simple Interest Principal × Rate × Time: Examples
Examples:
I deposited 400,000 at a bank at an interest rate of 7.5% per year. How much interest will I earn
I borrowed 300,000 from a bank at an interest rate of 12% per year for a 2-year period. How mu
I bought a car for 3,400,000 and had to take a loan of 2,000,000 from a bank at an interest rate of 15% p
have to pay the bank at the end of 3 years?
I made a 3 year investment. The interest rate was 8%. After 3 years, I earned 240,000 in interest.
I got a loan of 470,000 to buy a used car. The interest rate is 7.5%. I paid 105,750 in interest.
Calculate simple interest and compound interest assuming that principal amount is Rs. 10,000; intere
ar period. How much interest do I have to pay the bank at the end of 2 years?
interest rate of 15% per year for a 3-year period. What is the total amount (interest and loan) that I would
05,750 in interest. How many years did it take to pay off the loan?
Examples
Lindsey invests $5000 into an account with 3% per year compounded monthly interest. How muc
You are scheduled to receive Rs. 13,000 in two years. When you receive it, you will invest it for six
You have Rs. 9,000 to deposit. ABC Bank offers 12 percent per year compounded monthly, while King Bank offers 12 percent b
You invest Rs. 10,000. During the first year the investment earned 20% for the year. During the second year, you earned only
What is the future value of Rs. 26 invested for 32 years at an average rate of return of 7%?
Find the future value of Rs. 100,000 for 15 years. The current five-year rate is 6%. Rates for the second and third five-year per
I am planning to buy a computer costing 500,000. I'll take a loan for 3 years but I don't want to pay more than 100,
One time investment
t, you will invest it for six more years at 8 percent per year. How much will you have in eight years?
hile King Bank offers 12 percent but will only compound annually. How much will your investment be worth in 10 years at each bank?
he second year, you earned only 4% for that year. How much is your original deposit worth at the end of the two years?
he second and third five-year periods and expected to be 6.5% and 7.5%, respectively.
't want to pay more than 100,000 in interest. The bank compounds interest monthly. How much should be the interest rate?
in eight years?
he two years?
ould be the interest rate?
FV = C × (1+i)n − 1
Assume that you invest $1,000 every year for the next five years, at 6% interest.What will be the v
I want to have Rs. 10 million when I retire in 10 years time. How much will I need to invest every ye
My friend has bought a plot in Bahria Town. She will need to pay Rs. 80,000 every quarter for 5 years. If the interest rate is 12%
expected value of the plot will be 2 million at that time, did she make a good decision?
Using Formula
Periodic & regular investment
Example 1:
What is the present value of $1,000 received in two years if the interest rate is?
Example 2:
You have just won a $1 million lottery. This new lottery, however, will pay out the
award 60 years from today. What is the present value of your award based on a 16%
p.a. discount rate?
Solution:
Example 3:
$7,000 10 years from now at 7% is worth how much today?
Solution
Example 4:
Mr. Nadeem owes a total of $3,060 which includes 12% interest for the three years
he borrowed the money. How much did he originally borrow?
Solution:
Example 5:
If we want $2,000 three years from now and the compounded interest rate is 8%, how
much should we invest today?
Solution:
Example 6:
If you invested $50,000 at one point in time and received back $80,000 ten years
later, what annual interest (or growth) rate (compounded annually) would you have
obtained?
Solution:
Example 7:
How much would you have to deposit today to have $10,000 in five years at 6%
interest discounted quarterly?
Solution:
Example 8:
What is the present value of an offer of $15,000 one year from now if the opportunity
cost of capital (discount rate) is 12% per year nominal annual rate compounded
monthly?
Solution: