A Loan of $10,000 Is to Be Repaid by Three

question 129

Short Answer

A loan of $10,000 is to be repaid by three payments of $2,500 due in two, four, and six months, and a fourth payment due in eight months. What should be the size of the fourth payment if an interest rate of 11% is charged on the loan? Use today as the focal date.

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