Assume That Stan Takes a Student Loan of $5 000

question 40

Essay

Assume that Stan takes a student loan of $5 000 at the beginning of his first year at Miskatonic University and graduates at the end of year 5. After graduation, a 7% interest rate on the debt is applied. If Stan makes four equal annual payments to re-pay the debt in four years after graduation, what is the IRR on his loan?

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Definitions:

Contractual Obligation

A contractual obligation is a duty or responsibility that one party is legally bound to perform under a contract agreement with another party.

Cash Consideration

Payment made in cash during a transaction, as opposed to stock exchange or other non-cash assets.

Amortised Cost

A financial valuation technique that gradually writes off the initial cost of an asset over a period, or the method of allocating the cost of an intangible asset over its useful life.

Effective Interest Rate

The rate that discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial liability or asset or, when appropriate, a shorter period to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.