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Another set of clients just refinanced their home for $229,500
at 4% for a 30-year fixed...
Another set of clients just refinanced their home for $229,500
at 4% for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. Their monthly payments are
$1,095.67. They have an extra $450 that you have two options
for.
- Your clients can put the extra $450 per month towards paying
off the mortgage early.
- Your clients can invest the $450 in an annuity each month.
Which is the best option? Answer the following questions to help
you answer that question.
- Calculate how many months early the mortgage would be paid off
if the $450 is applied monthly.
- Calculate the total amount of interest paid if extra monthly
payments are made.
- Calculate the total amount of interest paid if
NO extra monthly payments are made.
- Read this part clearly: For the mortgage where
no extra monthly payments were made, the $450 is invested in an
annuity each month earning 7% compounded monthly. For the mortgage
where extra payments WERE made, once the mortgage
is paid off, they invest the $1095.67+$450 = $1545.67 in an annuity
each month earning 7% compounded monthly. Calculate the amount they
will have in each account after the 30 years.
Chapter 6 (Mathematics of Finance): MATHEMATICAL
APPLICATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 12TH
EDITION