1Assume you plan to borrow $400,000 from your bank to buy a home. The bank offers: • a 5-year fixed rate of 6.05%, compounded monthly. • a 3-year fixed rate of 5.75%, compounded monthly. If you choose to repay the borrowing in equal installments monthly over a 20 years, what would be the difference between your monthly payments at the two different APRs? a. $89.32 b. $68.94 c. $26.98 d. $154.58 2You expect that the interest rate will decrease in the near future, therefore you eventually choose the 3-year fixed rate. Then, what will be your mortgage balance after 3 years? a. $321,598.59 b. $452,321.21 c. $365,056.12 d. $379,325.89 3Three years passed, it's time to renew your mortgage. Upon your renewal, your bank is now offering a new 3-year fixed rate of 4.5%, what would be your monthly repayment amount after renewal? a. 2825.32 b. 2598.54 c. 1965.21 d. 2563.60 4How much interests in total you have paid during the first 3 years of your mortgage? a. $54,365.22 b. $45,654.21 c. $56,987.25 d. $66,156.14
1Assume you plan to borrow $400,000 from your bank to buy a home. The bank offers: • a 5-year fixed rate of 6.05%, compounded monthly. • a 3-year fixed rate of 5.75%, compounded monthly. If you choose to repay the borrowing in equal installments monthly over a 20 years, what would be the difference between your monthly payments at the two different APRs? a. $89.32 b. $68.94 c. $26.98 d. $154.58
2You expect that the interest rate will decrease in the near future, therefore you eventually choose the 3-year fixed rate. Then, what will be your mortgage balance after 3 years? a. $321,598.59 b. $452,321.21 c. $365,056.12 d. $379,325.89
3Three years passed, it's time to renew your mortgage. Upon your renewal, your bank is now offering a new 3-year fixed rate of 4.5%, what would be your monthly repayment amount after renewal? a. 2825.32 b. 2598.54 c. 1965.21 d. 2563.60
4How much interests in total you have paid during the first 3 years of your mortgage? a. $54,365.22 b. $45,654.21 c. $56,987.25 d. $66,156.14
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