Simple and Compound Interest for ORAL
Simple and Compound Interest for ORAL
Lender or creditor– person (or institution) who invests the money or makes the funds
available.
Borrower or debtor – person (or institution) who owes the money or avails of the funds
from the lender.
Origin or loan date – date on which money is received by the borrower.
Repayment date or maturity date – date on which the money borrowed or loaned is
to be completely repaid.
Time or term (t) – amount of time in years the money is borrowed or invested; length
of time between the origin and maturity dates.
Principal or present value (P) – amount of money borrowed or invested on the origin
date.
Rate of interest or simply rate (r) – annual rate, usually in percent, charged by the
lender, or rate of increase of the investment.
Interest (I) – amount paid or earned for the use of money.
Maturity Value or Future Value (F) – amount after t years that the lender receives
from the borrower on the maturity date; equal to the sum of principal and the interest
earned.
Simple Interest (Is) - is the interest charged on the principal alone for the entire
duration or period t of the loan or investment, at a particular rate r. After the term of the
loan or investment, the maturity value or future value F is computed by getting the sum
of the principal and the interest due.
Formulas:
I s=Prt
F=P+ I s∨F=P+ Prt∨F=P(1+rt )
Is
P= ∨P=F−I s
rt
Is
t=
Pr
Is
r=
Pt
𝑃− principal
***where I s− simple interest
Formulas:
( )
mt
n r
F=P ( 1+ i ) ∨F=P 1+
m
( )
−mt
−n r
P=F ( 1+ i ) ∨P=F 1+
m
I c =F−P or
n
I c =P[ ( 1+ i ) −1]
[( ) ]
1
F n
r =m −1
P
t=
log ( )
F
P
m [ log ( 1+i ) ]
***where
I c −¿ compound interest
P−¿ present value of F
r −¿ annual interest rate
t−¿ time (per year)
F−¿ compound amount or maturity value
m−¿ conversion period
annually : m=1
semi-annually : m=2
quarterly : m=4
monthly : m = 12
n−¿ total number of conversion periods ( n=mt )
( )
i−¿ periodic rate i=
r
m