1. Section 12.2
Installment Loans

2. Vocabulary
Installment Loan – a loan that is amortized. This means that both the principal and interest are paid off by a sequence of equal periodic payments. (often used for car loans, etc.)
APR = Annual Percentage Rate (actual rate received by the borrower.)
Nominal Rate = rate that is stated (perhaps in a brochure or advertisement)

3. To find the total installment cost and the finance charge:
1. Find the total installment cost. = down + payment x number of payment amount payments 2. Find the finance charge (interest) = Total installment cost – Cash price 3. Find the amount financed (Principal of loan) = Cash price – down payment

4. Robert Chu purchased a new Toyota Prius costing $24,200, including taxes and licensing, with $4000 down and 48 payments of $ each. Find (a) the total installment cost, (b) the finance charge, and (c) the amount financed.

5. Formula for approximate APR
Approx APR =
24 x Finance Charge
Amt. Financed x (1 + # of payments)
This is ONLY an estimate for the APR!

6. Bob Drake purchases a two-year old Harley Davidson motorcycle costing $26,500. He financed the purchase at his bank with a $5000 down payment and payments of $ for 36 months. Estimate the APR to the nearest tenth of a percent.

7. Find APR using the Table (p478)
1. Multiply the finance charge by 100, and divide by the amount financed. 2. Find # of payments on left column of table Look to the right until you find the closest value to the # from step 1 3. Look at the top of that column to get the APR.

8. A refrigerator costing $1450 was financed with $100 down and 20 monthly payments of $74.95 each. Find (a) the finance charge, (b) amount financed, and (c) the APR.

9. An insurance agent borrowed $22,500 for new hardware and software for her growing business. She agreed to a note with payments of $ per month for 30 months and put a CD up for collateral instead of making a down payment. Find the APR.