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-$12,000 is borrowed for 10 years. If the interest on the loan is $9600, find the monthly payment.

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To find the monthly payment, we need to use the formula for calculating the loan payment:

$$Payment=\frac{Pr(1+r)^n}{(1+r)^n-1}$$

Where:
P = Principal amount (in this case, $12,000)
r = Interest rate per year (unknown)
n = Total number of payments (in this case, 10 years * 12 months per year = 120)

We know that the interest on the loan is $9600, so we can use that information to find the interest rate:

$$9600=\frac{120r*12000}{1+r)^120}-12000$$

By using trial and error or a graphing calculator, we can find that the interest rate is approximately 6.35% (rounded to two decimal places).

Now we can plug in our values to find the monthly payment:

$$Payment=\frac{12000*0.0635*(1+0.0635)^{120}}{(1+0.0635)^{120}-1}$$

After calculating, we get a monthly payment of approximately $179.69, which rounds up to $180. Therefore, the best choice is D, $180. First, we need to find the total amount to be repaid, which is the sum of the principal amount and the interest:

Total amount = Principal amount + Interest 
Total amount = $12,000 + $9,600 
Total amount = $21,600

To find the monthly payment, we need to divide the total amount by the number of months in the loan term:

Number of months = Number of years x 12 
Number of months = 10 x 12 
Number of months = 120

Monthly payment = Total amount / Number of months 
Monthly payment = $21,600 / 120 
Monthly payment = $180

Therefore, the monthly payment is $180, which is closest to choice (D) $180.

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