Suppose that you have a $15,000 balance on a car loan. The balance accrues interest annually at a rate of 7% of the total unpaid balance at the end of the year. So the balance in one year depends on the current balance, the interest rate, and the payment: New balance = (Previous balance payment) · (1 + i) For example, if you make a $2,500 payment in the first year, then your balance next year will be ($15,000 $2,500) · 1.07 = $13,375. Note that if you make the same payment each year, then after T years, the balance will be:1 Year T balance = (Initial balance) · (1 + i) T payment · (1 + i) T +1 (1 + i) Answer the following: (a) iii. What is the cumulative dollar value of the interest that you will end up paying to your lender? (B) Suppose that you wish to pay off your loan in 5 years. i. What is the minimum annual payment required? ii. What is the cumulative dollar value of the interest that you will end up paying to your lender? Solution the cumulative dollar value of the interest that you will end up paying to your lender as follows B) minimum annual payment required minimum annual payment required is $ 3,658 .