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Given the following statistics, calculate the mortgage cost percent.
Annual mortgage interest $9,000
Annual principal payment $2,000
Annual insurance and real estate taxes $8,000
Yearly gross income $120,000
Mortage cost as percent of income = Total cost / Total income
total cost = 9,000 + 2,000 + 8,000 = 19,000
Total income = 120,000
Mortgage cost as % of income = 19,000 / 120,000 = 15.8%