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If you borrow $12,000 and are required to pay back the loan in five equal annual...

If you borrow $12,000 and are required to pay back the loan in five equal annual installments of 3,000, what is the interest rate associated with the loan?

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Let interest rate be x%

At this rate;present value of annual payments=12000

12000=3000/1.0x+3000/1.0x^2+3000/1.0x^3+3000/1.0x^4+3000/1.0x^5

Hence x=interest rate=7.93%(Approx).

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