When making the jump to continuously compounding the transcendental number 'e' appears. Can you determine a definition for 'e' given: Po1+rnnt =Poert Determine which investment is best. Evan plans to invest $12500 for 6 years. Better Banks offers an 6 year CD at an annual rate of 7% using simple interest. America's Bank offers an 6 year CD at annual rate of 7.5% using monthly compound interest. Union Bank offers an 6 year CD at an annual rate of 9.5% using continuous compounding. Marissa wants to invest $14000 in a retirement fund that guarantees a return of 14% annually using simple interest. How many years and months will it take for her investment to double? Jeff wants to invest $7000 in a retirement fund that guarantees a return of 9% annually using continuously compounded interest. How many years and months will it take for his investment to double? Ten years ago, Josh put money into an account paying 15.5% compounded continuously. If the account has $15,000 now, how much money did he deposit? Ever worry about being ripped off at a car dealership? Are you sure the finance office is calculating your payment correctly or did they add something without your knowledge? With the formula for determining monthly payments using simple interest on an amortized loan is as follows: First you need to know the givens: P = Principle (Amount of the Loan) r = Finance rate as a decimal n = number of payments per year t = number of years Let's try one. So you want to buy a car? Consider looking at the new 2015 Honda Civic Si. For now we will just look at the financing and not consider the huge insurance price tag. MSRP $24,950 Dealer Destination $595 Under Body Spoiler Side $599 Under Body Spoiler Front $356 Under Body Spoiler Rear $356 Fog Lights $450 Moon roof Visor $138 Floor Mats $65 Wheels: 18" 5-Spoke Aluminum $1820 . $29,329 Maybe if you're lucky, you can talk them down to $27,000. Then, with all of that hard earned money from TARGET you might have saved up $3000 for a down payment? So, we will have to finance $24,000. Let's see if you could afford the payments on this car over 5 years and with a 6.5% APR. Convert 6.5% to a decimal 0.065 Since is used so much in the formula lets go ahead and determine that number. Now, it is just a matter of substituting everything correctly and arithmetic. = $469.63 I don't think SO!! And that doesn't even include your monthly insurance. A little side note: Do you realize you actually end up paying $469.63 60 months = $28,177.80. Remember we only borrowed $24,000. The bank makes over $4000 dollars just for loaning you the money and this is with a low APR. On your own, determine the monthly payment for a used car and lets say you need to borrow just $17,500 from the bank with an annual percentage rate (APR) of 7.5% (Used car loan rates are always higher!). Usually, the longest you can have a loan on a used car is 4 years. So, lets say we will pay the loan off over a term of 6 years and make payments on a monthly basis. Then, determine the amount actually paid to the bank and the total amount of interest. House payments work the exact same way except banks usually give you 15 to 30 years to pay it off. What would your monthly payment be on a house if you took a loan out for $75,000 with an APR of 8.1% and you were going to pay it back over a term of 30 years on a monthly basis? (Also, with houses you can expect to pay another $100 - $300 per month in taxes and insurance depending on where you live and the price of the house.) Then, determine the amount actually paid to the bank and the total amount of interest