Answer:
the number of payment is 56
Explanation:
The computation of the number of payment made is shown below:
As we know that
Future value of annuity = Payment per period Ă— [(1 + rate of interest)^number of payments - 1] Ă· rate of interest Â
$24,000 = $330 Ă— [(1 + (11% Ă· 12))^n - 1] Ă· (11% Ă· 12)
$24,000 = $330 Ă— [(1 +0.00916666666)^n - 1] Ă· 0.00916666666
1 +0.00916666666)^n - 1 = ( $24,000 Ă— 0.00916666666 ) Ă· ($330)
(1 + 0.00916666666)^n - 1 = 0.66666666
(1.00916666666)^n = 1.6666666
Now take the log on both sides
n = log (1.66666666618) Ă· log (1.00916666666)
n = 56
hence, the number of payment is 56