Answer:
What will Sam have to pay for this equipment if the loan calls for semiannual payments (2 per year)
and monthly payments (12 per year)?
Compare the annual cash outflows of the two payments.
Why does the monthly payment plan have less total cash outflow each year?
What will Sam have to pay for this equipment if the loan calls for semiannual payments (2 per year)?
Explanation:
cabinet cost $25,000
interest rate 10%
we can use the present value of an annuity formula to determine the monthly payment:
present value = $25,000
PV annuity factor (5%, 12 periods) = 8.86325
payment = PV / annuity factor = $25,000 / 8.8633 = $2,820.62
present value = $25,000
PV annuity factor (0.8333%, 60 periods) = 47.06973
payment = PV / annuity factor = $25,000 / 47.06973 = $531.13