Martha is buying a house for $107,820. She is making 15 percent down payment and financing the remainder at 6.5 percent for 25 years. What are Martha's monthly payments?

Respuesta :

$91,647 would be the answer

Answer:

The monthly payment is $ 618.81 ( approx )

Step-by-step explanation:

Here,

The price of house =  $ 107,820,

Down payment percentage = 15 %,

So, the down payment = 15 % of $ 107,820

[tex]=\frac{15\times 107820}{100}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{1617300}{100}[/tex]

= $ 16,173

Thus, the principal amount of loan, P.V. = The price of house -  the down payment

= $ 107,820 - $ 16,173

= $ 91647

Now, the annual rate = 6.5 % = 0.065

⇒ The rate per month, r = [tex]\frac{0.065}{12}[/tex]

Time, n = 25 years = 300 months,

Hence, the monthly payment of the loan is,

[tex]P=\frac{P.V.(r)}{1-(1+r)^{-n}}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{91647(\frac{0.065}{12})}{1-(1+\frac{0.065}{12})^{-300}}[/tex]

[tex]=\$ 618.80710716\approx \$ 618.81[/tex]