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Learning
Objectives
Learning
Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
…
i
nterest
,
m
aturity
v
alue
,
f
uture
v
alue
, and
p
resent
v
alue
in a
simple interest
environment
…
details of the amount
and
timing of payments in a time
diagram
…
the
equivalent value
on any date
of a
single
payment
or a
stream of payments,
and
Present
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Borrower
Example:
Example:
Loan
Loan
Lender
Parties
Parties
Lends the
Lends the
Principal
Principal
Borrower
OWES (Debt)
to Lender
Borrower
OWES (Debt)
to
Lender
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Borrower
Lender
Earns
(Income)
from Borrower
i.e.
Interest
on
the Principal
Earns
(Income)
from
Borrower
i.e.
Interest
on
the Principal
Borrower
pays
Interest
to
Lender
Borrower
pays
Interest
to
Lender
Rate
of
Interest:
Simple
Interest
…
Calculated
on an ANNUAL or
per annum
(pa) basis
Simple Interest
…
Calculated
on an ANNUAL or
per annum
(pa) basis
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Examples
Examples
Invest $1000
at
10%
simple interest
for
one year.
Interest earned is
?
Principal
X
Interest Rate
$1000
*
10%
=
$100
Invest $1000
at
10%
simple interest
for
six months.
Interest earned is
?
Principal
X
Interest Rate
$1000
*
10%
/
2
=
$50
=
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Invest $1000
at
10%
simple interest
for
three months
Interest earned is
?
Principal
X
Interest Rate
=
$1000
X
10%
$25
Invest $1000
at
10%
simple interest
for
one month.
Interest earned is
?
Principal
X
Interest Rate
=
$1000
X
10%
/
12
=
$8.33
/
4
=
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Up to this point we have taken months to
represent 1/12
thof a year,
i.e. each month is treated
as having the same number of days!
Would it not be more accurate to
calculate the interest due or payable
based on the actual
number of days in
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Yes, it would!
In fact, interest continues
to
accumulate
as each day passes!
Invest $1000
at
10%
simple interest
for
30 days!
Interest earned is
?
Example
Example
Principal
x
Interest Rate
=
$1000
*
10%
*
30
Year = 365 days or 366 in a Leap Year
Year
=
365 days
or
366
in a Leap Year
$8.22
=
Simple
“What is the formula that can
be used to calculate SI?”
Principal
Interest Rate
Time
Four Elements
Four Elements
are involved …
are involved …
Interest
Formula
Formula
Principal
Amount
(loan or
investment)
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Calculate the
Interest
earned
on
$5000
invested
at 4%
for
7 months.
Formula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
I =
P *
r *
t
$5000
*
.04
*
7 /12
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“I may need to invest or
need a loan for a number
of days rather than a
complete
month.”
“How do I calculate the
time
between the
starting date
and the
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Add up
the days according to the
days covered by the specific months.
Include
either
the
FIRST
date
or the
LAST
date when doing
this calculation!
Inc
lude
either
the
FIRST
date
or the
LAST
date when doing
this calculation!
Use
a
Number of Days
TABLE
Use
the
TI BAII Plus
calculator
!
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Method 1.
Method 1.
What is
the
interest earned
on
$5000
invested
from
O
ct. 11
thto
Dec.
29
that
4.5%
?
Calculating the
Number of Days
Oct
11
thto end of month =
20
Days
Nov
Total month =
30
Dec
From 1
of month =
stto 29
th29
79
79
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Jan
Mar
May
July
Feb
Apr
Jun
Spaces
are
ALL 30 days
except for
February
which can be either
28
or
29 days in a Leap
year!
Aug
Oct
Dec
Nov
Sept
The “
Hand
Calculator!”
The “
Hand
Calculator!”
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Thirty days
has
September
,
April
,
June
and
November
.
All the rest
have
31
,
but
February
with just
28 days clear
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Method 2.
Method 2.
Simple
Method 3.
Method 3.
Example 1.
Example 1.
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Formula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
Calculate the
Interest
earned
on
$5000 invested
at
4.5%
for
?
.
79 Days
I =
$5000
*
.045
*
79/365
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Method 1.
Method 1.
What is
the
interest earned
on
$5000
invested
from
Nov 30
th, 02
to
Jan
6
th, 03
at
4.5%
?
Nov
30
thto end of month =
0
Days
Dec
Total month =
31
Jan
From 1
of month =
stto 6
th6
37
37
Includes the last date
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Method 2.
Method 2.
Nov 30
Dec 31
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Method 3.
Method 3.
Example 1.
Example 1.
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Formula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
I =
$5000
*
.045
*
37/365
I = $22.81
I = $22.81
Calculate the
Interest
earned
on
$5000 invested
at
4.5%
for
?
.
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Method 1.
Method 1.
What is
the
interest earned
on
$5000
invested
from
Oct 11
th, 02
to
Mar
11
th, 03
at
4.0%
?
Oct
11
thto end of month = 20
Days
Total = 61
Total = 59
151
151
Jan & Feb
Mar
To 11
thof month =
11
Nov & Dec
30
31
28
31
Includes the last date
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Method 3.
Method 3.
Example 1.
Example 1.
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Formula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
I =
$5000
*
.04
*
151/365
I = $82.74
I = $82.74
Calculate the
Interest
earned
on
$5000 invested
at
4.0%
for
?
.
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Formula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
We can
‘reorganize’
the formula to also get
each of the following separately:
Principal
Rate
Rate
Time
Time
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I
P
r
t
Formula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
To
help
remember this…
we can place the formula into a triangle as follows…
The
Tria
ngle
…another useful
non
-calculator!
Where
variables
are
BESIDE
EACH OTHER
this
means to
MULTIPLY!
Using this
Using this
tool!
tool!
P*r*t
P*
r*
t
I
P
r
t
Where a
variable is
ABOVE
ANOTHER
this means to
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If you want to find
P
then
I
/
r
t
If you want to find
r
then
I
/
P
r
then
I
/
P
t
If you want to find
t
Using this
Using this
tool!
tool!
I
P
r
t
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What is
a Time
Line?
A
Time Line
is, as the name suggests, a line
that shows the various points of time along
which a loan or investment travels to maturity.
It is used for diagramming problems involving
multiple payments or investments.
Two Benefits
Two Benefits
…Helps organize data
…Helps organize data
…Indicates the steps needed
to implement the solution
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Calculate the interest earned at 4% on $5000
invested from Oct. 11
thto March 11
thCalculate the
interest
earned at
4%
on
$5000
invested from
Oct. 11
thto
March 11
thDraw a line for
the entire period
Step 1
Step 1
Oct 11
March 11
$5000
The calculation can now be
restated as follows…
284
365
70
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Calculate the interest earned at 4% on $5000
invested for 151 days.
Calculate the interest earned at
4%
on
$5000
invested for
151 days
.
I
=
5000
*
Using this
Using this
tool!
tool!
I
P
r
t
=
$
82.74
I =
P
r
t
.04
*
151/365
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You can now use this
You can now use this
tool!
tool!
I
P
r
t
In the next few examples you have to…
(a)
First identify
which variable you are
being asked to solve for, and
In the next few examples you have to…
(a)
First
identify
which variable you are
being asked to solve
for
,
and
(b)
Reorganize the formula
in order to
meet the requirement in (a).
(b)
Reorganize
the formula
in order to
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Calculating
the
Principal
Principal
Formula
Formula
P=
I
r
t
P =
$
195
.
0525
*(
150
/
365
)
P =
$
195
P =
$9,038.10
.0121575342
$195
interest
is
earned
on a
150 day
GIC
at 5.25%
.
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.0525
*
150
/
365
=
/
195
=
$9038.10
$9038.10
1/x
1/x
9038.10
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Calculating the
Calculating the
Rate
Rate
What Rate of Interest is
needed to earn $200 on a
$5000 investment invested for
180 days?
What Rate
of Interest
is
needed to
earn
$200
on a
$5000
investment
invested for
180 days?
r
=
Formula
Formula
r
=
I
P
t
/
($5000
*
180/365
)
$200
$200
0.081111
or
8.11%
/2465.75
r
=
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5000
*
180
/
365
=
/
200
=
8.11%
8.11%
1/x
1/x
0.08111
/
($5000
*
180/365
)
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Calculating the
Calculating the
Time
Time
What is the length of Time
required for $2000 to grow to
$2100 when invested at
5.6%?
What is the length of
Time
required for
$2000
to grow to
$
2
100
when invested at
5.6%?
Formula
Formula
t
=
I
P
r
Step 1
Step 1
Find the amount of Interest
Find the amount of
Interest
$
2
100
P
P
=
$100
More
-
$2000
I
I
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What is the length of Time
required for $2000 to grow to
$2100 when invested at 5.6%?
What is the length of
Time
required for
$2000
to grow to
$2100 when invested at 5.6%?
t =
/ ($2000*.056)
/ (
$2000
*
.056
)
t =
$100
$100
/ 112
t =
0.8928 Years
t =
326 days
Step 2
Calculate
Step 2
Calculate
Calculating the
Calculating the
Time
Time
Formula
Formula
t
=
I
P
r
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100
2000
/
0.056
=
365
=
326 days
326 days
325.89
/ ($2000*.056)
/ (
$2000
*
.056
)
$100
t
=
/
0.8928 Years
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Formula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
P
+
I
S
um =
Up to this point we have used two
formulae:
Now, we substitute for
Now, we substitute for
I
I
with
with
P
rt
Step 1
Step 1
P
+
S
um =
Collecting like terms
Collecting like terms
Formula
Future Value
F
uture
V
alue
S
um
=
P
(
1
+
r
t
)
Step 2
Step 2
Simple
term deposit on
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.065
Date of Maturity
*
150
/
365
=
+
1
=
$17454.11
$
17
454.11
*
17000
S
=
$17000
1+ .065
(
150
)
365
17454.11
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Determine the
Maturity
Date
Determine the
Maturity
Date
156
The Term Deposit will
mature on June 5
th
.
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5,000
8,000
10,000
During the year, I invested the
following funds at a constant 4% p.a.
Feb 14
th$5,000
Mar 17
th$3,000
July 1
st$2,000
What Total amount will I have on December 29
What Total amount will I have on December 29
th
th
?
?
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Step
1
Three Steps
are required to solve this problem:
Draw a time line
,
including the dates
and dollar amounts.
Step
2
Determine the time
between each of the
dates
Step
3
Calculate the
interest
amounts
,
and
add
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“During the year I made an
investment that had changes in
the
rate of interest
.
How do I determine the total
interest earned
during the
period under review?”
Every time the interest rate
changes
,
you
must stop
and
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I
invest $1,000
on Feb. 14th at
6%
.
The changes in interest rates to July 4
thare as follows:
Investment
Date
rate
$1,000
Feb 14
th6%
April 20
th6.8%
May 18
th7.1%
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Look up
for Days
… by finding the number of days between
each rate change!
Investment
Date
rate
$1,000
Feb 14
th6%
April 20
th6.8%
May 18
th7.1%
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= 45
= 110
= 65 Days
= 28 Days
Number
of Days
Number
of Days
Table
reading
Table
reading
Look up
for Days
Feb 14
thApril 20
thMay 18
thJuly 4th
= 47 Days
Interest Earned
Interest Earned
= 138
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Feb 14
thApril 20
65 Days
thFormula
Formula
I =
P
r
t
I
1=
1000
*
.06
*
65/365
=
$10.68
May 18
th28 Days
I
2=
1000
*
.068
*
28/365
I
3=
1000
*
.071
*
47/365
= 5.22
July 4th
47 Days
= 9.14
$25.04
$25.04
Interest
Earned
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What are we being asked
to provide
?
“How much
must I
invest
…
to grow…”
“How much
must I
invest
…
to grow…”
…this suggests finding the
P
rincipal
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within
6 months
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What data do
we need
?
We need the
appropriate data
to be
able to use the
appropriate formula
…
We need the
appropriate data
to be
able to use the
appropriate formula
…
Formulae
Formulae
I
=
P
r
t
&
S
um =
P
(1+
r
t
)
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within 6 months, @ 4.4% simple interest?
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
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r
=
4.4%
t
=
6 months
=
.5
S
um =
$5000
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within 6 months, @ 4.4% simple interest?
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within
6 months
,
@ 4.4% simple interest
?
What data do
we have
?
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As we know the
S
um, the formula now becomes…
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within 6 months, @ 4.4% simple interest?
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within
6 months
,
@ 4.4% simple interest
?
Formulae
Formulae
I
=
P
r
t
&
S
um =
P
(1+
r
t
)
Using
S
um =
P
(1+
r
t
)
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P
=
5000
/ 1 +
0.044
(
.5
)
P
P
= $4892.37
=
$4892.37
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within 6 months, @ 4.4% simple interest?
How
much
must
I invest
in order for it
to
grow to $5000
within
6 months
,
@ 4.4% simple interest
?
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What is the equivalent value on
September 15
of a $2000 payment on July
4, if money is worth 6% pa?
What is the
equivalent value
on
September 15
of a $2000 payment on July
4, if money is worth 6% pa?
July 4
September 15
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Presen
t
Value
What is the equivalent value
on May 18th
of a $2000 payment due on the following
December 15th if money can earn 5.2%?
What is the
equivalent value
on May 18th
of a $2000 payment due on the following
December 15th if money can earn 5.2%?
Step
1
Step
2
Draw a
Timeline
May 18
December 15
$2000
=
2000
/[1+
.052
(
211/365
)]
211 Days
=
=
$1941.63
$
1941.63
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Heather owes Mark $3000 payable
on April 27.
If money can
earn 4%,
what
amount should Mark accept in
settlement of the debt:
A)
30 days before
the scheduled
payment?
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Step
1
Draw a
Timeline
April 27
P
resent
V
alue
30 days
90 days
$3000
Step
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A
A
P
=
3000
/[1+
.04
(
30/365
)]
P
P
=
=
$2990.17
$2990.17
B
B
P
=
3000
/[1+
.04
(
90/365
)]
P
P
=
=
$2970.17
$2970.17
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You can prepay $1234 tuition for a course
or delay payment for 3 months and pay
$1432.
If you can
earn 6%
on your money,
Simple
payment!
P
2
=
$1410.84
Money saved ($176.84) by paying now!
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