Suppose a graduate student receives a non-subsidized student loan of $12,000 for each of the 4 years the student pursues a PhD. If the annual interest rate is 4% and the student has a 10-year repayment program, what are the student's monthly payments on the loans after graduation? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

$ _________

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Answer:

Monthly Payment $ 515.92

Step-by-step explanation:

First we calculate the value of the loan after the four years:

We will calcualte that using the future value of an annuity of $12,000 for 4 years at 4%

[tex]C \times \frac{(1+r)^{time} -1}{rate} = FV\\[/tex]

C 12000

time 4

rate    0.04

[tex]12000 \times \frac{(1+0.04)^{4} -1}{0.04} = FV\\[/tex]

FV $50,957.57

Now we have to calculate the cuota of a 10 years loan with this value as the principal.

[tex]PV \div \frac{1-(1+r)^{-time} }{rate} = C\\[/tex]

PV  $50,957.57

time 10 years x 12 months per year = 120

rate4% per year / 12 months = monthly rate =  0.00333

[tex]50957.57 \times \frac{1-(1+0.00333)^{-120} }{0.00333} = C\\[/tex]

C $ 515.92

ANSWER: The monthly payment(s) would be $515.92