Student Loans (Practice)

Bianca took out a $2,600 unsubsidized Stafford loan. She will be attending school for four years, and she wishes to have the loan paid off five years before its normal ten-year duration is finished. The loan has an interest rate of 6.2%, compounded monthly. How much will she have to pay monthly to avoid interest capitalization?

Antonio has just graduated from four years of college. For the last two years, he took out a Stafford loan to pay for his tuition. Each loan had a duration of ten years and interest compounded monthly. Antonio will pay each of them back by making monthly payments, starting as he graduates. Antonio's loans are detailed in the table below. Year Loan Amount ($) Interest Rate (%) Subsidized? Junior 5,894 6.9 Y Senior 5,258 7.5 N Once all of his loans are paid off, what will Antonio's total lifetime cost be? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

Helena has taken out a $9,300 unsubsidized Stafford loan to pay for her college education. She plans to graduate in four years. The loan has a duration of ten years and an interest rate of 6.4%, compounded monthly. By the time Helena graduates, how much greater will the amount of interest capitalized be than the minimum amount that she could pay to prevent interest capitalization? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

Jessica took out a Stafford loan worth $7,175 at the beginning of her six-year college career. The loan has a duration of ten years and an interest rate of 6.3%, compounded monthly. How much greater will Jessica's monthly payment be if the loan is unsubsidized than if the loan is subsidized? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

Toby just graduated from four years of college. At the beginning of each year, he took out a Stafford loan with a principal of $6,125. Each loan had a duration of ten years and an interest rate of 5.3%, compounded monthly. All of the loans were subsidized. Toby plans to pay off each loan in monthly installments, starting from his graduation. What is the total lifetime cost for Toby to pay off his 4 loans? Round each loan's calculation to the nearest cent.

Sebastian has just graduated after four years of university. He took out an unsubsidized Stafford loan worth $8,180 to help pay for his tuition. The loan has a duration of ten years. If the loan has an interest rate of 5.3%, compounded monthly, how much interest capitalization has occurred by the time he graduated? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

Describe some of the characteristics of federal student loans.

Tamora has just graduated from college. When she entered college four years ago, she took out a $9,100 subsidized Stafford loan, which has a duration of ten years. The loan has an interest rate of 5.4%, compounded monthly. If Tamora makes monthly payments, how much interest will she have paid in total by the time the loan is paid off? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

Any student can qualify for a subsidized Stafford loan, regardless of financial need.

Roderigo has just finished paying back his $8,575 unsubsidized Stafford loan, which he took out to fund his four-year degree. The loan had a duration of ten years and an interest rate of 7.1%, compounded monthly. Roderigo will allow interest capitalization. If Roderigo made monthly payments to pay off his loan, how much interest did he pay in total? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.