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600 Payment 600.00 600.00
Compute
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# of Months 431 # 431
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X/12 35.917 35.917
In the above example, the number of months was calculated to be 431. To determine the
number of years, the # of Months key was followed by the depression of the x/12 key.
Let us say we could pay a little more than the $600 per month, if we could pay the loan off in a
somewhat shorter period of time.
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360 # of Months 360.00 # 360.00
Compute
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Payment 632.07 632.07
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To determine the amount one can afford to borrow, based upon a comfortable payment amount, term
and interest rate, we could solve for Amount.
How much can I borrow, if I were able to afford $1,000 per month, paying 6.5% Interest annually over a
15 year period?
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180 # of Months 180.00 # 180.00
1000 Payment 1,000.00 1,000.00
Compute
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Amount 114,796.41 114,796.41
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