In: Accounting
On June 1st 2016, Professor Cole bought an investment property
for $400,000. He took out a standard 30 year fixed mortgage for
$242000 at a nominal rate of 5.500% per year, with uniform monthly
payments starting one month from the date of closing. He closed on
June 1st, and paid on the first of each month after that. He paid
all of the loans closing costs. What were his monthly mortgage
payments? $
When he filed his taxes for 2016, he needed to calculate the
interest paid on the mortgage. He had made 6 payments, because the
January 1st 2017 payment covered the interest charged in December
2016. How much interest did he pay in 2016? $
Next year Professor Cole had to calculate his interest paid on the
mortgage in 2017. How much interest was paid in 2017? $