Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Loan Amortization · medium

For the loan of P500,000 at 12% compounded monthly over 60 months, find the outstanding balance right after the 24th payment.

  1. P233,066.63
  2. P334,862.41
  3. P400,400.06
  4. P236,273.71

Answer

B. P334,862.41

Solution

The balance equals the present worth of the 36 remaining payments: B=A(P/A,0.01,36)=11,122.22(30.1075)=P334,862.41.

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