Understanding Interest and Borrowing
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What is the price paid for the use of a sum of money over a period of time called?

  • Interest (correct)
  • Rent
  • Savings
  • Principal
  • Who pays interest to a lending agent for the use of the agent’s fund over the term of the loan?

  • Individuals
  • Banks
  • Depositors
  • Borrowers (correct)
  • What specifies the rate at which interest accumulates per year throughout the term of the loan?

  • Future Value
  • Savings
  • Principal
  • Interest Rate (correct)
  • If interest is paid only on the initial amount of money invested or borrowed, and not on subsequently accrued interest, it is called what type of interest?

    <p>Simple interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating simple interest?

    <p>I = Prt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is simple interest generally used?

    <p>On short-term loans or investments less than one year</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the future value of simple interest (A) equal to?

    <p>(Prt) + P</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can you solve for the unknown variable if any three of the four variables in the simple interest formula are given?

    <p>You cannot solve for the unknown variable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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