MST 111 Reviewer
MST 111 Reviewer
MST 111 Reviewer
Simple interest
Interest (I) is the fee charges for the use of money
Principal (P) is the amount of money borrowed or placed into a saving
account.
Rate(r)is the percent of the principal paid for having money loaned.
Time (t) or term is teh length f time that the money is being borrowed or
invested.
Future value(A)is the amount pf the loan or investment plus the interest
paid or earned.
FORMULAS
Interest=principal x rate x time
Future value=principal + interest
A=P+I or A=P(1+rt)
Find the simple interest and future value for a loan of 3,600 for 3 years
at a rate of 8% per yr.
8%=0.08
I=Prt
=(3,600)(0.08)(3)
interest=864
The interest on loan is 864. to find the future value, substitute into the
formula A=P+I
A=P+I
=3,600+864
=4,464
The total amount of money to be paid back is 4,464
Note: that if hadn’t specifically been asked to find the interest, we coukd
have found the future vale in one step.
A=P(1+rt)
=3,600(1+0.08)(3)
=4,464
Computing Simple Interest for a Term in Months
To meet payroll during a down period, United Ceramics Inc. needed to borrow
$2,000.00 at 4%
simple interest for 3 months. Find the interest.
SOLUTION
Change 3 months to years by dividing by 12, and change the rate to a decimal.
Substitute in the
formula I = Prt.
I = ($2,000)(0.04)(3 /12 ) = $20
The interest is $20.
Computing Principal
Phillips Health and Beauty Spa is replacing one of its workstations. The interest on a
loan
secured by the spa was $93.50. The money was borrowed at 5.5% simple interest for
2 years.
Find the principal.
SOLUTION
I = $93.50, r = 5.5% = 0.055, and t = 2
I = Prt
$93.50 = P(0.055)(2)
$93.50 /(0.055)(2) = P(0.055)(2) /(0.055)(2)
P = $850
The amount of the loan was $850.
COMPOUND INTEREST
When interest is computed on the principal and any previously earned interest, it is
called
compound interest.When interest is calculated once each year, we say that it is
compounded
annually. In many cases, interest is computed at more frequent intervals than that. It
can be
compounded semiannually(twice a year), quarterly(4 times a year), monthly(12 times
a year),
Example 1:Comparing Simple and Compound Interest
Suppose that $5,000 is invested for 3 years at 8%.
(b) Find the compound interest if interest is calculated once per year.
SOLUTION
(a) Using the formula I = Prt with P = $5,000, r = 0.08, t = 3, we get
I = $5,000 × 0.08 × 3 = $1,200
The amount of simple interest earned over 3 years is $1200
(b) First year: We have P = $5,000, r = 0.08 and t = 1:
I = Prt = $5,000 × 0.08 × 1 = $400
The interest for the first year is $400.
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Example: Drawing a Pie Chart to Represent Data
The marketing firm Deloitte Retail conducted a survey of grocery shoppers. The
frequency
distribution below represents the responses to the survey question “How often do you
bring
your
own bags when grocery shopping?” Draw a pie chart to represent the data.
Response Frequency
Always 10
Never 39
Frequently 19
Occasionally 32