A loan of $15,000 at j₂ = 9%,is to be paid back over 10 years with semi-annual payments of $1153.14.The total interest paid over the life of the loan is $8062.83.Using the sum of digits method,what is the outstanding balance of the loan after 6 years (12 payments)?

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The sum of digits method involves finding the total number of payments and assigning each payment a number (1, 2, 3, etc.). Then, to find the outstanding balance after a certain number of payments, we add up the remaining principal balances for each payment after that point.

In this case, there are a total of 20 payments (10 years with semi-annual payments). So, we assign each payment a number from 1 to 20. After 6 years (12 payments), we want to find the remaining principal balance.

Using the formula for the sum of digits method, we get:
n = 20 (total number of payments)
S = n(n+1)/2 = 210 (sum of digits)

For each payment, we can find the remaining principal balance using the formula:
B = (P/R) * [(1 + r)^n - (1 + r)^p]
where:
P = principal amount ($15,000)
R = periodic payment ($1153.14)
r = interest rate per period (9%/2 = 0.045)
n = total number of periods (20)
p = payment number

Using this formula and a spreadsheet or calculator, we can find the remaining principal balance for each payment from 1 to 20. Then, we add up the remaining principal balances for payments 13 to 20 (since we're looking for the balance after the first 12 payments). The result is $7,842.95, which corresponds to choice C.

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