We have been provided with the informatio that
Amish Bakery needs $210,000 today
project will not produce any cash flows for two years
and 6he takes pure discount loan at 7.5 percent interest
So we will calculate the amount of Dicount and the loan amount as follow
Discount loan does not require the payment of interest or any other charges; rather but the interest and/or other charges from the face amount of the loan when it is given out
So the person taking out the discount loan receives less
Partcular
Amount in $
Amount of loan
100
Interest for 1st year
-7.5
92.5
Interest for 2nd year
-7.5
Net balance available today
85
So the amount of loan
=210,000 *100/85
=247058.82
=247049
Loan amount
247059
Less
Interest for 1st year
18529.5
Interest for 2nd year
18529.5
Discounted Loan Amount
210000
How much will the firm owe on this loan at the time it must be repaid =$ 247059