Federal Deficit In fiscal year 2010, the federal deficit was $1.3 trillion. At that time, 10-year treasury notes were paying 3.35% interest per annum. If the federal government financed this deficit through 10-year notes, how much would it have to pay back in 2020? How much was the interest?

Source: U.S. Treasury Department

Short Answer

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Amount to be paid back is$1.807trillion and interest is $507 billion.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given Information

We are given P=$1.3trillion

r=3.35%=0.0335n=1t=10

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Step 2. Amount to be paid back

By using A=P1+rnnt

A=1.31+0.033511×10A=$1.807trillion

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Step 3. Finding Interest 

We will calculate interest by subtracting the future value A (in 2020) from the present P (in 2010)

I=A-PI=1.807-1.3=0.507trillionI=507billion

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