A teacher takes out a loan to buy a house that is worth $250 000. The loan earns interest at an annual rate of 3% per year, compounded annually. The teacher wishes to pay off the loan in monthly payments for 30 years. (a) Calculate the monthly payments required for the teacher to fully pay off the loan. Give your answer rounded to two decimal places (b) (i) How much has the teacher paid in total for the house at the end of the 30 years? Give your answer rounded to two decimal places.
A teacher takes out a loan to buy a house that is worth $250 000. The loan earns interest at an annual rate of 3% per year, compounded annually. The teacher wishes to pay off the loan in monthly payments for 30 years. (a) Calculate the monthly payments required for the teacher to fully pay off the loan. Give your answer rounded to two decimal places (b) (i) How much has the teacher paid in total for the house at the end of the 30 years? Give your answer rounded to two decimal places.
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Transcribed Image Text:A teacher takes out a loan to buy a house
that is worth $250 000. The loan earns
interest at an annual rate of 3% per year,
compounded annually. The teacher wishes
to pay off the loan in monthly payments for
30 years.
(a) Calculate the monthly payments
required for the teacher to fully pay off the
loan. Give your answer rounded to two
decimal places
(b) (i) How much has the teacher paid in
total for the house at the end of the 30
years? Give your answer rounded to two
decimal places.
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