Tom Burke bought a home in Virginia for $214,000. He put down 20% and obtained a mortgage for 25 years at 9%. What is Tom’s monthly payment and the total interest cost of the loan
Down payment is = (214000*20%) |
Down payment is = $ 42,800/. |
Balance of home purchase cost to be in Monthly installments is $ 171,200/. |
Monthly payment can be found using Present value of annuity formula |
Present value of annuity is = P*(1-(1+r)^-n)/r |
"P" is Monthly Payment = ? |
"r" is Monthly interest rate = 9%/12 = 0.75% |
"n" is No of months = 25*12 = 300 |
Present value of annuity is = $ 171,200 |
171200=P*(1-(1+0.0075)^-300)/0.0075 |
171200=P*119.1616 |
P is = (171200/119.1616) |
P is = $ 1,436.70/. Approx. |
Tom's Monthly payment is $ 1,436.70/. |
Total interest on the loan is = Total of monthly payments - Loan amount balance after down payment |
Total interest on the loan is = ((1436.70*300)-171200) |
Total interest cost on the loan is = $ 259,810/. |
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