Term of Loan/Date of Loan using Banker's Rule?
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On 4 Oct 2010, Alia paid $8200 for his loan of $8000 made on a certain date. If the simple interest rate was 5%, determine:
a)the term of the loan
b)the date of the loan using Banker's Rule
To determine the term of the loan and the date of the loan using Banker's Rule, we need to understand a few concepts and formulas.
1) Simple Interest: Simple interest is calculated using the formula:
Interest = Principal * Rate * Time
Where:
Principal = the initial amount of the loan
Rate = the interest rate per time period
Time = the duration of the loan in years
2) Banker's Rule: Banker's Rule is a method used to calculate the term of a loan based on the interest charged. According to Banker's Rule, the interest is calculated for a whole year, even if the term of the loan is less than a year.
Now, let's solve the given problem step by step:
Step 1: Calculate the interest amount:
Interest = $8200 - $8000 = $200
Step 2: Calculate the interest rate per time period:
Rate = 5% = 0.05
Step 3: Use the simple interest formula to find the time (term) of the loan:
Interest = Principal * Rate * Time
$200 = $8000 * 0.05 * Time
Time = $200 / ($8000 * 0.05)
Time = 0.5 years
So, the term of the loan is 0.5 years.
Step 4: Use Banker's Rule to find the date of the loan:
Since the loan term is 0.5 years, according to Banker's Rule, we assume the term as one full year.
Now, we know that the interest rate is 5% per year and the interest is $200. Using this information, we can calculate the loan amount for a full year:
Loan Amount for a Full Year = Interest / Rate
Loan Amount for a Full Year = $200 / 0.05
Loan Amount for a Full Year = $4000
Since Alia paid $8200 for a loan of $8000 for one full year, we can calculate the excess payment:
Excess Payment = Paid Amount - Loan Amount for a Full Year
Excess Payment = $8200 - $4000
Excess Payment = $4200
The excess payment represents the number of days between the actual date of the loan and the assumed date of the loan using Banker's Rule. To determine the date of the loan, we need to convert the excess payment into a number of days.
To find the number of days per year, we need to know if it's a leap year or not. If it's a leap year, there are 366 days, and if it's not a leap year, there are 365 days.
Assuming it's not a leap year, we can calculate the number of days in one year:
Number of Days in One Year = 365
Now, we can calculate the date of the loan:
Date of Loan = Assumed Date of Loan + (Excess Payment / Number of Days in One Year)
Date of Loan = 1st January + ($4200 / 365)
Using the given information, we can now calculate the date of the loan. However, without the starting date of the loan, it is not possible to determine the exact date.