What is the monthly payment on a 15-year mortgage of $200,000 at 6% interest? What is the total amount paid on this loan over the 15-year period?

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What is the monthly payment on a 15-year mortgage of $200,000 at 6% interest? What is the total amount paid on this loan over the 15-year period?

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Let A be the monthly payment.

r = interest rate per period = interest rate per month = 6% / 12 = 0.5% = 0.005

n = number of months in 15 years = 12 x 15 = 180

Step 2

PV of annuity = A/r x [1 - (1 + r)-n]

Or, $ 200,000 = A/0.005 x [1 - (1 + 0.005)-180]

Or, 200,000 = 118.5035A

Hence, A = 200,000 / 118.5035 = $ 1,687.71

Hence, the monthly payment = A = $ 1,687.71 

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