Q2 GM Week1
Q2 GM Week1
Interest rate refers to the charged amount for using the money over a
certain period. It is commonly expressed in percent, but is converted to
decimal.
Unless otherwise specified in the problem, the interest rate is expressed in
percent per year.
Time refers to the period covered from the time that the money (principal) is
borrowed until its due date. The due date of the payment of the principal is
known as the maturity date.
Commonly, there are two types of interest: simple interest and compound
interest.
Simple interest refers to an interest that is computed on the original
principal during the whole period or time of borrowing.
The formula for simple interest is as follows:
I=Prt
where I is the interest, P is the principal, r is the interest rate, and t is the
time.
Maturity value or amount refers to the sum of the principal and
interest. It is the future value of the principal amount expressed in the
following formula:
M=P+I
where M is the maturity value, P is the principal, and I is the interest.
By expanding the basic simple interest formula, the maturity value may
be computed using the following alternative formula:
M=P+I Definition of maturity value
I represents the interest, P is the principal, r is the rate, and t is the time.
This triangle will help you on how to solve for the principal, rate, time, or
interest. You simply cover the variable representing what is needed, and the
remaining variables give you a clue to form the formula needed to solve for
the unknown.
For example, if you want to find the formula that will help you solve for
the principal that earns a simple interest, then cover the variable P. This
yields to . Using the same principle, we can arrive with the following
formula:
t
Questions
1. What formula is used to solve for the principal/present value in simple
interest given the maturity value?
2. In the equation I=Prt, what does r represent?
3. If ₱10 000 is invested in a savings account that earns 5% annual
simple interest for 10 years, what are the values of P, r, and t?
4. What is being asked in the following problem?
To have ₱130 000 in 2 years, how much should you invest if the annual
simple interest is 4.5%?
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to
•illustrate compound interest in computing the maturity value; and
•solve problems involving compound interest.
Learn about It!
Compound interest refers to the sum of interests of prior periods
computed on the original or principal amount and each of the successive
periods on both the principal and the interest.
A period is a time interval it takes for the money to be converted or to
earn interest in a year.
For example, annual conversion means to compute the interest only once
a year, semi-annually means twice a year, quarterly means four times a
year, bi-monthly means every two months or six times a year, and
monthly means 12 times in a year.
Hence, if the term of a transaction lasts two years, then money will be
converted using the table: