------------------------------------------------ Formula to figure out loan payments: Let: L = loan amount I = yearly interest rate N = number of months payments n = number of payments per year P = payment Y = I/n/100 monthly interest rate Q = (1 + Y)^N P = -(L*Y*Q)/(1-Q) ------------------------------------------------ Formula to figure out total interest paid: Let: N = number of payments P = payment L = loan amount i = total interest paid i = (NxP)-L ------------------------------------------------