Where did your money go?
When you create a loan amortization table, you will calculate how the initial payments are split between interest and principal payments. This information tells you how much it costs (interest) to pay on the loan each year and what you can expect your balance to be at the end of the year.
This exercise is part of the course
Financial Modeling in Google Sheets
Exercise instructions
- In
D10, create a formula of interest rate times the year beginning balance. - In
E10, create a formula of the annual payment minus the interest payment. - In
F10, show the final year end balance by subtracting the year beginning balance minus the principal.
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