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Loans with Different Durations

This example teaches you how to compare loans with different durations in Excel.

1. First we calculate the monthly payment on a loan with an annual interest rate of 6% a 20-year duration and a present value (amount borrowed) of $150000.

Monthly Payment

Note: we make monthly payments so we use 6%/12 = 0.5% for Rate and 20*12 = 240 for Nper (total number of periods).

2. Next select the range A2:D2 and drag it down two rows.

3. Change the duration of the other two loans to 25 and 30 years.

Result:

Loans with Different Durations Example

The monthly payment over 30 years ($899.33) looks good in contrast to the $966.45 and $1074.65. Right?

4. But now we calculate the Total Paid for each loan.

Loans with Different Durations in Excel

The monthly payment over 30 years ($899.33) suddenly does not look so attractive anymore. Conclusion: the longer the duration of the loan the more interest you pay.

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