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Use the amortization table to determine how much of the 9th payment is used to r

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Question

Use the amortization table to determine how much of the 9th payment is used to reduce the debt.

       Amortization Table      
Payment Number   Amount of Payment   Interest for Period   Portion to Principal   Principal at End of Period
0   -   -   - $5000.00
1   $430.33   $25.00   $405.33   $4594.67
2   $430.33   $22.97   $407.36   $4187.31
3   $430.33   $20.94   $409.39   $3777.92
4   $430.33   $18.89   $411.44   $3366.48
5   $430.33   $16.83   $413.50   $2952.98
6   $430.33   $14.76   $415.57   $2537.41
7   $430.33   $12.69   $417.64   $2119.77
8   $430.33   $10.60   $419.73   $1700.04
9   $430.33   $8.50   $421.83   $1278.21
10   $430.33   $6.39   $423.94   $854.27
11   $430.33   $4.27   $426.06   $428.21
12   $430.35   $2.14   $428.21   $0.00

Explanation / Answer

The portion to principal column can tell what portion is used to pay the debt and what portion is the interest.

As we can see that in 9th payment, portion to principal is $421.83. So, out of total paid $430.33 in 9th payment,

$421.83 is used to reduce the debt and $8.50 is the interest component.