def loan_emi(amount, duration, rate, down_payment=0): """ Calculate the Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) for a loan. Parameters: amount (float): Total loan amount (principal). duration (int): Loan duration in months. rate (float): Monthly interest rate (as a decimal, e.g., 0.1 for 10%). down_payment (float, optional): Initial amount paid upfront. Default is 0. Returns: float: EMI amount rounded to 2 decimal places. """ loan_amount = amount - down_payment emi = (loan_amount * rate * ((1 + rate) ** duration)) / (((1 + rate) ** duration) - 1) return round(emi, 2) # Example usage if __name__ == "__main__": amount = float(input("Enter the loan amount: ")) # Principal amount duration = int(input("Enter the loan duration in months: ")) # Loan duration in months rate = float(input("Enter the monthly interest rate (as decimal, e.g., 0.1 for 10%): ")) # Monthly interest rate down_payment = float(input("Enter the down payment amount (if any, else 0): ")) emi_value = loan_emi(amount, duration, rate, down_payment) print(f"Monthly EMI: {emi_value}")