HP 12c Solutions Handbook page 34

2. Press
3. Key in the term of the loan and press
4. Key in the annual interest rate and press
5. Key in the total loan amount and press
6. Key in the rate of graduation (as a percent) and press
7. Key in the number of years for which the loan graduates and press
The following information will be displayed for each year until a level
payment is reached.
a. The current year.
Then press
b. The monthly payment for the current year.
Then press
c. The remaining balance to be paid on the loan at the end of the cur-
rent year. Then press
payment is reached. If the level payment has been reached, the
program will stop, displaying the monthly payment over the remain-
ing term of the loan.
8. For a new case press
Example: A young couple recently purchased a new house with a
Graduated Payment Mortgage. The loan is for $50,000 over a period of 30
years at an annual interest rate of 12.5%. The monthly payments will be
graduating at an annual rate of 5% for the first 5 years and then will be
level for the remaining 25 years. What are the monthly payment amount
for the first 6 years?
Keystrokes
CLEAR
30
12.5
50000
5
5
CLEAR .
to continue.
to continue.
Display
0.00
30.00
12.50
50,000.00
5.00
1.00
-448.88
-50,194.67
2.00
.
.
.
to return to step a. unless the level
00 and return to step 2.
Term
Annual interest rate
Loan amount
Rate of graduation
Year 1
1st year monthly payment.
Remaining balance after 1st year.
Year 2
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