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Checked August 16, 2026
What EMI Calculator does, with a checked example
A fixed installment hides a changing split between interest and principal. The EMI Calculator uses the loan principal, annual interest rate, and repayment tenure to find the equal monthly payment, total interest, total repayment, and period-by-period amortization. Interest is charged against the outstanding balance, so early installments contain more interest than later ones. A common mistake is comparing EMI amounts alone: extending the tenure can reduce the monthly payment while increasing the total interest paid.
Worked example
A concrete input and expected output from the current implementation.
Input
Principal: 1,000
Annual interest rate: 12%
Tenure: 1 month
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Expected output
Monthly EMI: 1,010.00
Total repayment: 1,010.00
Total interest: 10.00
Month 1: opening balance 1,000.00, interest 10.00, principal repaid 1,000.00, closing balance 0.00
The monthly rate is 12% divided by 12, or 1%. One month of interest is therefore 10.00, and the single installment repays both that interest and the entire 1,000.00 principal.