John has 1 mil dollars. John got a mortgage for a 1 mil dollar house bought with a 10% downpayment, 2% annual interest compounded semi-annually, and over a 25 year amortization period. John holds a bank account that pays 10% annual interest, which he can store money in while paying off the house. John can decide how he will pay the mortgage through a predetermined monthly payment amount.   John will make cumulative payments of “x” when he finishes paying off the mortgage at time “z.” Assume a 2% inflation rate. Calculate how John can pay off the house while maximizing his bank account in 25 years by determining “x” and “z.”

Derrick recently graduated. He owes $17,525 in student loans with APR of 4.6% compounded monthly. He is expected to pay off his loan in 15 years. Round answer to two decimal points a. Under the current terms of his loan what is Derricks minimum payment? b. What is the total amount Derrick will pay when the loan is complete? c. How much will Derrick pay in interest? d. Derrick wants to pay more than the required monthly amount for his loan. Assuming the same conditions of the original student loan what would Derrick new monthly payment would be if he pay off loan in 10 years e. What is the total amount Derrick will pay if they pay off the loan in 10 years? f. With the 10 year loan how much will Derrick pay in interest?

5) George wants to purchase a new house that costs $185, 500. The terms of the sale are 10% down payment and the rest to be paid off at a 5.75% interest rate compounded monthly for 30 years. paying $974.28 for his monthly payment b.) how much will george pay in interest for the life of the loan

Loretta Scholten bought a home for $210,000 with a down payment of $30,000. Her rate of interest is 6% for 35 years. Calculate Loretta’s monthly mortgage payment. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

Joe secured a loan of $10, 000 five years ago from a bank for use toward his college expenses. The bank charges interest at the rate of 5%/year compounded monthly on his loan. Now that he has graduated from college, Joe wishes to repay the loan by amortizing it through monthly payments over 13 years at the same interest rate. Find the size of the monthly payments he will be required to make. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) $

Kari is purchasing a home for $220,000. The down payment is 25% and the balance will be financed with a 15 year mortgage at 8% and 4 discount points. Kari made a deposit of $20,000 (applied to the down payment) when the sales contract was signed. Kari also has these expenses: credit report, $70; appraisal fee, $110; title insurance premium, 1% of amount financed; title search, $200; and attorney's fees, $500. Find the closing costs (in $). $ ____________________

A couple buys a $150000 home, making a down payment of 23%. The couple finances the purchase with a 15 year mortgage at an annual rate of 3.58%. Find the monthly payment. If the couple decides to increase the monthly payment to $900, find the number of payments.