Find the interest rate for each month (i): divide the yearly rate by 12, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 12 a year for 17 years
Shrink each payment back to what it's worth today, then add them all up. Then multiply by (1 + i), because each payment is made at the start of its period
Take the present value away from the plain total of the payments. The gap, called the discount, is the cost of waiting for the money
2. Future value: $57,836.81
Find the interest rate for each quarter (i): divide the yearly rate by 4, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 4 a year for 18 years
Grow each payment with interest to the end of the term, then add them all up
Take away what you paid in to see how much interest you earned
3. Payout per month: $2,240.37
Find the interest rate for each month (i): divide the yearly rate by 12, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 12 a year for 18 years
Find the payment that uses up the balance exactly by the last payment, counting the interest it earns along the way. Then divide by (1 + i), because each payment comes at the start of its period
Add up everything you receive over the whole term
Take away the starting balance to see the interest it earned while paying out
4. Future value: $477,745.67
Find the interest rate for each month (i): divide the yearly rate by 12, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 12 a year for 28 years
Grow each payment with interest to the end of the term, then add them all up
Take away what you paid in to see how much interest you earned
5. Payout per year: $22,057.22
Find the interest rate for each year (i): divide the yearly rate by 1, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 1 a year for 22 years
Find the payment that uses up the balance exactly by the last payment, counting the interest it earns along the way
Add up everything you receive over the whole term
Take away the starting balance to see the interest it earned while paying out
6. Future value: $45,701.96
Find the interest rate for each quarter (i): divide the yearly rate by 4, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 4 a year for 15 years
Grow each payment with interest to the end of the term, then add them all up
Take away what you paid in to see how much interest you earned
7. Future value: $147,275.95
Find the interest rate for each month (i): divide the yearly rate by 12, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 12 a year for 18 years
Grow each payment with interest to the end of the term, then add them all up. Then multiply by (1 + i), because each payment is made at the start of its period
Take away what you paid in to see how much interest you earned
8. Payout per month: $2,112.29
Find the interest rate for each month (i): divide the yearly rate by 12, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 12 a year for 18 years
Find the payment that uses up the balance exactly by the last payment, counting the interest it earns along the way. Then divide by (1 + i), because each payment comes at the start of its period
Add up everything you receive over the whole term
Take away the starting balance to see the interest it earned while paying out
9. Payout per year: $14,080.81
Find the interest rate for each year (i): divide the yearly rate by 1, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 1 a year for 25 years
Find the payment that uses up the balance exactly by the last payment, counting the interest it earns along the way
Add up everything you receive over the whole term
Take away the starting balance to see the interest it earned while paying out
10. Present value: $86,522.98
Find the interest rate for each month (i): divide the yearly rate by 12, because interest is added with each payment
Count the payments (N): 12 a year for 15 years
Shrink each payment back to what it's worth today, then add them all up
Take the present value away from the plain total of the payments. The gap, called the discount, is the cost of waiting for the money