You need a loan of $150,000 to buy a home. Calculate your monthly payments and total closing costs for each choice below. Briefly discuss how you would decide between the two choices. Choice 1: 20-year fixed rate at 6% with closing costs of $2900 and no points. Choice 2: 20-year fixed rate at 5.5% with closing costs of $2900 and 4 points. What is the monthly payment for choice 1? $ (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest cent as needed.)
You need a loan of $150,000 to buy a home. Calculate your monthly payments and total closing costs for each choice below. Briefly discuss how you would decide between the two choices. Choice 1: 20-year fixed rate at 6% with closing costs of $2900 and no points. Choice 2: 20-year fixed rate at 5.5% with closing costs of $2900 and 4 points. What is the monthly payment for choice 1? $ (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest cent as needed.)
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You need a loan of $150,000 to buy a home. Calculate your monthly payments and total
closing costs for each choice below. Briefly discuss how you would decide between the
two choices.
Choice 1: 20-year fixed rate at 6% with closing costs of $2900 and no points.
Choice 2: 20-year fixed rate at 5.5% with closing costs of $2900 and 4 points.
What is the monthly payment for choice 1?
A
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You need a loan of $150,000 to buy a home. Calculate your monthly payments and total
closing costs for each choice below. Briefly discuss how you would decide between the
two choices.
Choice 1: 20-year fixed rate at 6% with closing costs of $2900 and no points.
Choice 2: 20-year fixed rate at 5.5% with closing costs of $2900 and 4 points.
What is the monthly payment for choice 1?
A
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest cent as needed.)
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