SIMPLE & COMPOUND
INTEREST
QUARTER 2, GENERAL MATHEMATICS
Simple Interest
Compound Interest
What is an Interest and how does it
work?
Interest is the “rent” that a borrower pays a lender
to use the lender’s money.
“Money makes money, and the money
that money makes, makes more money.”
Benjamin Franklin
There are basically TWO types of Interest.
They are:
Simple Interest
Compound Interest
SIMPLE
INTEREST
IMPLE INTEREST
DEFINITION
Interest paid on the principal only
and NOT on any accumulated interest
REMEMBER
Simple interest is a type of interest that is
paid only on the original amount deposit
and not on past interest paid.
Simple interest: I=prt
I = interest
p = principal: amount you start with
r = rate of interest
t= time in years
IMPLE INTEREST
FORMULA
Interest paid Annual interest rate
I = PRT Time (in
years)
Principal
(Amount of
money invested
or borrowed)
If you invest $3,000 at 5% for one year, how much
will you make for the year?
I = prt
= 3000 0.05 1
= 150
You made $150 for the year.
enter in formula
as a decimal I = PRT
I = (200)(0.04)(1.5)
I = $12
Solving for Time
If you invested $300.00 in an account that paid
simple interest, find how long you’d need to
leave it in at 2% interest to make $15.00.
enter in formula
as a decimal I = PRT
15 = (300)(0.04)T
1.25 yrs = T
Maturity Value
The Value of an asset at a specific
date
Variables for Maturity Value
Future Value
Amount
Calculating Maturity Value
Example
S = Principal + Interest
S= P+I
S = P + PRT
S = 200 + (200)(.04)
(1.5)
S = 200 + 12 S = $212
Calculating Maturity Value
Example
S = P(1+rt)
S=
200(1+.04•1.5) S =
200(1.06)
S = $212
Want to Be a Millionaire?
You Can!
If you leave your money to grow for a long time,
P1000 can turn into a million pesos. No, seriously.
How?
Through compounding.
COMPOUND
INTEREST
Compound Interest
Compounding interest is "interest on interest."
It is a method of calculating interest where the
interest is added to the original principal.
This new value is now our principal for the
next time period. In this method the interest
earned in past terms can earn interest in
future terms.
Compound vs Simple Interest
INTEREST ing Comparison : P=1000; r=7%
Period/years Simple Interest Compound Interest
0 1.000,00 1.000,00
1 1.070,00 1.070,00
2 1.140,00 1.144,90
3 1.210,00 1.225,04
4 1.280,00 1.310,80
5 1.350,00 1.402,55
6 1.420,00 1.500,73
7 1.490,00 1.605,78
… …
P= 1000; r =7%
Period/years Simple Interest Compound Interest
23 2.610,00 4.740,53
24 2.680,00 5.072,37
25 2.750,00 5.427,43
26 2.820,00 5.807,35
27 2.890,00 6.213,87
28 2.960,00 6.648,84
29 3.030,00 7.114,26
30 3.100,00 7.612,26
Simple and Compound Interest Graph
So, after this ,
Would you rather earn compound
or simple interest?
Would you rather pay compound
or simple interest?
Time is on Your Side
The longer you save, the greater the
effect of compound interest.
But also…
The longer you borrow, the quicker
your debts grow.
Compounding Periods
When calculating compound interest, the
number of calculating periods makes a
significant difference.
The basic rule is that the higher the
number of calculating periods, the greater
the amount of compound interest.
A bank may pay interest as follows:
Semi-annually: twice a year or every 180 days
Quarterly: 4 times a year or every 90 days
Monthly: 12 times a year or every 30 days
Daily: 360 times a year
Compound Interest Formula
Check your understanding
Find the future value of 1000 invested for 10
years at 7% interest :
a. compounded annually
b. compounded semi-annually
c. compounded quarterly
d. compounded daily
At the end…
Have a nice day!