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The Size of the Monthly Repayment kk That Amortizes a Loan Of

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The size of the monthly repayment kk that amortizes a loan of AA dollars in NN years at an interest rate of rr per year, compounded monthly, on the unpaid balance is given by
k=Ar12[1(1+r12)12N]k = \frac { A r } { 12 \left[ 1 - \left( 1 + \frac { r } { 12 } \right) ^ { - 12 N } \right] }
The value of rr can be found by performing the iteration
rn+1=rnArn+12k[(1+rn12)12N1]A12Nk(1+rn12)12N1r _ { n + 1 } = r _ { n } - \frac { A r _ { n } + 12 k \left[ \left( 1 + \frac { r _ { n } } { 12 } \right) ^ { - 12 N } - 1 \right] } { A - 12 N k \left( 1 + \frac { r _ { n } } { 12 } \right) ^ { - 12 N - 1 } }
A family secured a loan of $360,000\$ 360,000 from a bank to finance the purchase of a house. They have agreed to repay the loan in equal monthly installments of $2476\$ 2476 over 25 years. Find the interest rate on this loan. Round the rate to one decimal place.

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