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Question 5
Lawrence bought a new house for RM388 000. He needed to pay a 5% down payment. The balance was borrowed from a finance company that charged interest at 7.23% compounded monthly. The period of the payment was 20 years.
(a) House Price = RM 388000 and Downpayment = 5 % = 0.05 x 388000 = $ 19400
Amount Borrowed = Mortgage Amount = 388000 - 19400 = $ 368600
Interest Rate = 7.23 % compounded monthly, Mortgage Tenure = 20 years or (20 x 12) = 240 months
Applicable Monthly Rate = 7.23 / 12 = 0.6025 %
(b) Let the monthly installments be $ N
Therefore, 368600 = N x (1/0.006025) x [1-{1/(1.006025)^(240)}]
368600 = N x 126.7163
N = 368600 / 126.7163 = $ 2908.86
(c) (i) Tenure Remaining After 13 years = (20-13) x 12 = 84 months
Single Settlement Value = Mortgage Balance outstanding at the end of Year 13 = Sum of the present values of the remaining monthly payments = 2908.86 x (1/0.006025) x [1-{1/(1.006025)^(84)}] = $ 191304.93
(ii) Total Interest Paid = Single Settlement + Sum of Monthly Payments - Original Mortgage Value = 191304.93 + 13 x 12 x 2908.86 - 368600 = $ 276487.23
(iii) Amount of Rebate = Sum of the Remaining Monthly Payments - Single Settlement = 7 x 12 x 2908.86 - 191304.93 = $ 53039.38