Create A Page Allowing A User To Enter Loan Information

Create A Page That Allows A User To Enter Loan Informati

Design a web page that enables users to input detailed loan information, including the loan amount, duration, interest rate, and optional extra payments, then calculates and displays comprehensive loan repayment details, such as monthly payment, total payments, interest paid, and an amortization schedule. The application should validate all inputs, remember previous entries via cookies, and adapt calculations based on whether the loan duration is in months or years.

Paper For Above instruction

The purpose of this project is to develop an interactive loan calculator web application that provides users with clear, accurate, and comprehensive details of their loan repayment schedule. The application should facilitate user input of critical loan parameters, perform precise financial calculations, and display results in an organized manner, including an amortization schedule. To achieve this, several steps and considerations are necessary, involving proper input validation, calculation formulas, user interface design, and utilization of cookies for enhanced user experience.

Key Features and Requirements

  • The user interface must include input fields for:
    • Loan Amount (in dollars, required)
    • Length of Loan (integer, in months or years, required)
    • Payment Frequency (dropdown or radio buttons to select months or years)
    • Annual Interest Rate (percentage, required)
    • Extra Payment Amount (optional, in dollars)
  • The form should validate that all required fields are entered and contain valid data, such as positive numbers for monetary values and integers for durations.
  • The calculation must adapt based on whether the user chooses months or years as the duration unit.
  • The application should calculate:
    • The number of monthly payments
    • Monthly interest rate (annual interest divided by 12, or as appropriate)
    • Monthly payment amount using the standard mortgage formula, accounting for extra payments if entered
  • Results to display:
    • Monthly Payment Amount
    • Total Amount to be paid over the loan period (principal + interest)
    • Total Interest to be paid
    • An Amortization Schedule showing:
      • Payment Number
      • Payment Date (assuming loan starts on the first day of the next month)
      • Payment Amount
      • Principal Portion
      • Interest Portion
      • Extra Payment (if any)
      • Remaining Loan Balance
  • If Extra Payment is entered, the calculation should incorporate this into each payment, adjusting interest and principal accordingly, and also providing optional feedback:
    • Interest Saved
    • Time Saved in months or years

Implementation Details

Calculations rely on standard mortgage formulas:

  • Monthly interest rate = (Annual interest rate) / 12 / 100
  • Number of payments = Duration in months (if years are selected, multiply years by 12)
  • Monthly payment = [P r (1 + r)^n] / [(1 + r)^n - 1], where P is principal, r is monthly interest rate, n is total payments

The amortization schedule is generated via a loop, iteratively computing interest, principal, and remaining balance for each period while incorporating extra payments when applicable. The schedule must reflect accurate payment breakdowns, adjusting the remaining loan balance accordingly.

Additional Features

  • Store user inputs in cookies to auto-populate fields upon revisiting or refreshing the page.
  • Validation of user input to prevent invalid data (e.g., negative values, non-numeric entries).
  • Clear and user-friendly display of results and schedule.

Testing and Validation

Before deployment, manually verify calculations via paper and cross-verify with online mortgage calculators. Confirm that interest, total payments, and amortization schedules match expected values, especially when extra payments are involved. Ensure that date calculations for payment schedules correctly start on the first day of the subsequent month.

References

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