Latoya is taking out an amortized loan for \( \$ 37,000 \) to buy a new car and is deciding between the offers from two lenders. She wants to know which one would be the better deal over the life of the car loan, and by how much. Answer each part. Do not round intermediate computations, and round your answers to the nearest cent. If necessary, refer to the list of financial formulas. (a) Her credit union has offered her a 6 -year car loan at an annual interest rate of \( 8.9 \% \). Find the monthly payment. \( \$ \square \) (b) A bank has offered her a 7 -year car loan at an annual interest rate of \( 7.6 \% \). Find the monthly payment. \( \$ \square \) (c) Suppose Latoya pays the monthly payment each month for the full term. Which lender's car loan would have the lowest total amount to pay off, and by how much? Credit union The total amount paid would be \( \$ \square \) less than to the bank. Bank The total amount paid would be \( \$ \square \) less than to the credit union.
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To find the monthly payments for both car loans, we can use the formula for monthly payments on an amortized loan: \[ M = P \frac{r(1 + r)^n}{(1 + r)^n - 1} \] where: - \( M \) = monthly payment - \( P \) = loan amount - \( r \) = monthly interest rate (annual rate / 12) - \( n \) = number of payments (loan term in months) (a) For the credit union: - Loan Amount \( P = 37,000 \) - Annual Interest Rate = \( 8.9\% \) → Monthly Interest Rate \( r = \frac{8.9}{100}/12 \approx 0.00741666 \) - Loan Term = \( 6 \) years → \( n = 6 \times 12 = 72 \) Plugging in the values: \[ M = 37000 \times \frac{0.00741666(1 + 0.00741666)^{72}}{(1 + 0.00741666)^{72} - 1} \] Calculating this gives approximately: \( M \approx \$ 642.22 \) (b) For the bank: - Loan Amount \( P = 37,000 \) - Annual Interest Rate = \( 7.6\% \) → Monthly Interest Rate \( r = \frac{7.6}{100}/12 \approx 0.00633333 \) - Loan Term = \( 7 \) years → \( n = 7 \times 12 = 84 \) Plugging in the values: \[ M = 37000 \times \frac{0.00633333(1 + 0.00633333)^{84}}{(1 + 0.00633333)^{84} - 1} \] Calculating this gives approximately: \( M \approx \$ 561.22 \) (c) Now, let's calculate the total amounts paid over the full term for both loans. - Credit Union Total Amount: \( 642.22 \times 72 \approx \$ 46,479.84 \) - Bank Total Amount: \( 561.22 \times 84 \approx \$ 47,517.48 \) Comparing the two totals: - Credit Union Total Amount Paid: \( 46,479.84 \) - Bank Total Amount Paid: \( 47,517.48 \) The credit union's car loan would have the lowest total amount to pay off, amounting to \( \$ 1,037.64 \) less than the bank.
