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Calculator Problem – 05/04/2015

If you have a note that is paying you $100 a month, how many payments would you need to sell to someone that wanted to make 7% on their money if you need to raise $5000?

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Answer for 04/20/2015:
(I=10,PV=42,000,PMT= -2000,FV=0)  N=23.18

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Calculator problem – 04/06/2015

You borrow $1,500,000 at 30 day LIBOR with a 1 3/4 spread amortized over 18 years.  If LIBOR is 17 basis points today, what is your payment?

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Answer for 03/23/2015:

(N=240,I=5%,PV=333,333.33,FV=0) PMT= -2,199.85

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Calculator Problem – 02/23/2015

You can purchase a farm with 5% down, 45% of the purchase price with a FSA loan at 1.5% amortized over 40 years (with a maximum FSA loan of $300,000) and 50% of the purchase price with bank loan at 5% with 10 years fixed, amortized over 20 years.  If you wanted to maximize the FSA portion of the loan, how much should the purchase price be?

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Answer for 02/09/2015:
(N=63,I=10,PMT= -132.15,FV=0) PV=$6,456.69

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Calculator Problem – 01/26/2015

If you start with $100,000 and add $100,000 a year in monthly installments earning 8% compounded monthly, how much money would you have at the end of 10 years?

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Answer for 01/12/2015
(I=4,PV=300,000,PMT= -5000,FV=0) N= 67.05