Monthly Instaliment Loan Payments to Repay a $1,000, Simple Interest Loan To estimate the required monthly payment amount for an instaliment loan, divide the amount to be borrowed by 1,000 and multiply the resuit by the appropriate figure from the table. Suppose that you are repaying an automobile loan in the amount of $15,000. The rate of interest on the loan is 9%, and you have agreed to pay back the loan in 24 monthly payments. Using the values in the preceding table, compiete the following steps to calculate the required manthly payment amount for this loan. Step 1: Divide the amount of the loan by 1,000. Dividing $15,000 (loan amount) by 1,000 gives you a value of Step 2: Use the rate of interest and the number of monthly payments to identify the appropriate figure to use from the table. In this case, the rate of interest is 9%, and the loan requires 24 monthly payments. Therefore, the releyant amount from the table is $ Step 3: Multiply your answer from Step 1 by the appropriate value from the table cell (from Step 2). This gives you a required monthly payment amount of 5 Calculate your total payments and finance charge by completing the following table. (Note: Enter all figures as positive numbers to two decimal places.) Total Payments $ Loan Amount $15,000,00 Finance Charge is Calculating the Loan Payment on a Simple-Interest Installment Loan Installment loans allow borrowers to repay the loan with periodic payments over time. They are more common than single-payment loans because it is easier for most people to pay a fixed amount periodically (usually monthly) than budget for paying one big amount in the future. Interest on installment loans may be computed using the simple interest method or the add-on method. For an installment loan using simple interest and equal payments throughout the life of the loan, a portion of each repayment is dedicated to the principal and a portion to the interest. Remember that interest is charged only on the outstanding balance. This means that as each payment is made, more of it is alsocated to The following table lists the monthly instaliment payment amounts required to repay $1,000 over various time frames and at various fixed-interest rates. The paymentis the same each month, and the allocation between principal and interest is always