ASSIGNMENT
| You have the below list of debts. | |||||
| Creditor | APR | Balance | Minimum Payment | Priority | # of payments made |
| Discover Card | 19.99% | $2,000.00 | $50.00 | ||
| Bank Loan | 6.99% | $4,000.00 | $100.00 | ||
| Apple Store | 24.99% | $750.00 | $30.00 | ||
| Best Buy | 21.99% | $1,200.00 | $40.00 | ||
| Target | 14.99% | $400.00 | $25.00 |
You have $500 a month of income that can be fully used to payoff debts.
Your Objective: Be debt free as quickly as possible, minimize the total amount of interest you will pay.
1. Complete the entire yellow section of the worksheet ‘Payoff Strategy’ to show how you would pay each creditor from now until all debts are paid off.
2. Complete the yellow section above to show the order in which you prioritized the debts, and how long it took to pay off each debt.
Hints:
1. First, determine the order in which you should pay off the debts, considering your objective. Cells E4 through E8.
2. Fill in rows 4, 5, and 6 of the payoff strategy with the information for each of the debts.
3. Fill in the associated minimum payment for Month 1 for all the debts, except priority 1.
4. Determine how much can be paid to Priority 1 Debt.
5. Calculate the interest you will pay for each debt. Formula: Interest = Prior Balance * (APR/12)
6. Calculate the new balance for each debt. Formula: New Balance = Prior Balance – Payment + Interest
7. Repeat for each month until debt 1 is paid off.
8. Now calculate the new payment amount for Debt 2.
9. Calculate the interest you will pay for each of the remaing debts. Formula: Interest = New Balance * (APR/12)
10. Calculate the new balance for each debt. Formula: New Balance = Prior Balance – Payment + Interest
11. Repeat the process until Debt 2 is paid off.
12. Now calculate the payment for Debt 3.
13. Continue for all debts until all are payed off.
14. Fill in # of payments made for each of the debts above. Cells F4 through F8.
