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Level 10: Calculate a Car Payment, part two
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Creating
Equations
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Select Cell B4 and use the
Function tool to
calculate
the PMT arguments
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Remember, the Rate (Cell B4) is divided by 12 to get a
monthly payment
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Your equation should look like this: =PMT(B2/12,B3,B1)
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The payment is a negative number
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Present Value |
$20,000 |
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Interest |
6.5% |
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Months |
48 |
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Payment |
(474.30) |
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Challenge
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Select Cell B4 and go to
Tools -> Goal Seek
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See if you can get a lower payment, -350, by changing the
number of months in Cell B3
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What would you have to adjust to meet your goal of a paying
=$350.00 for 60 months?
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