ACCT 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Underwriting, Cash Flow, Interest Expense
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Blended payments: portions of the principal are payable annually along with interest on the debt, or that equal payments covering both principal and interest will be made periodically until the principal is fully paid at maturity. Ex: we assume on january 1, 2017, a company borrows 100,000 from the bank, to be repaid over a period of five years, plus interest at the rate of 6 percent per year. 1) payment of the principal on december 31, 2012, with interest payable annually on december 31. Company pays largest amount of interest under option 1 because the principal is not repaid until the end of year 5 payable annually on that date. 2) payment of one-fifth of the principal annually on december 31, with interest. 3) payment of five equal annual amounts that include both principal and interest. Under options 2 and 3, interest expense decreases over time because part of each december 31 the principal is paid every year.