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You want to buy a house and will need to borrow $245,000. The interest rate on your loan is 5.77 percent compounded monthly and the loan is for 30 years. What are your monthly mortgage payments?
| Monthly payment | [P×r×(1+r)^n]÷[(1+r)^n-1] | |
| Here, | ||
| 1 | Interest rate per annum | 5.77% |
| 2 | Number of years | 30 |
| 3 | Number of compoundings per per annum | 12 |
| 1÷3 | Interest rate per period ( r) | 0.48% |
| 2×3 | Number of periods (n) | 360 |
| Loan amount (P) | $ 245,000 | |
| Monthly payment | $ 1,432.87 | |
| (245000×0.48%×(1+0.48%)^360)÷((1+0.48%)^360-1) |