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minus-squarejoenforcer@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-210 months ago $100k house Oh, you sweet summer child… Also, please come back when you understand opportunity cost. I will GLADLY pay anyone a 3% rate to front any amount of money I already have.
minus-squareDkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoNo shit…lol they have no clue how interest works
minus-squareAlDente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoPayment = rate*(loan amount)/(1-(1+rate)^(-number of payments)) Rate =.03/12 = 0.0025 Payment = 0.0025*100000/(1-1.0025^(-360)) Payment = $421.60 Therefore, $151776 will be paid in total, or $51776 in interest.
Oh, you sweet summer child…
Also, please come back when you understand opportunity cost. I will GLADLY pay anyone a 3% rate to front any amount of money I already have.
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No shit…lol they have no clue how interest works
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Payment = rate*(loan amount)/(1-(1+rate)^(-number of payments))
Rate =.03/12 = 0.0025
Payment = 0.0025*100000/(1-1.0025^(-360)) Payment = $421.60
Therefore, $151776 will be paid in total, or $51776 in interest.