Melissa wants to buy a townhouse that costs $71,000. The bank requires a 5% down payment. The rest is financed with a 15-year, fixed-rate mortgage at 3.5% annual interest with monthly payments. Complete the parts below. Do not round any intermediate computations. Round your final answers to the nearest cent if necessary. If necessary, refer to the list of financial formulas. (a) Find the required down payment. (b) Find the amount of the mortgage. (c) Find the monthly payment.

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Melissa wants to buy a townhouse that costs $71,000. The bank requires a 5% down payment. The rest is financed with a 15-year, fixed-rate mortgage at 3.5%
annual interest with monthly payments.
Complete the parts below. Do not round any intermediate computations. Round your final answers to the nearest cent if necessary. If necessary, refer to the
list of financial formulas.
(a) Find the required down payment.
(b) Find the amount of the mortgage.
(c) Find the monthly payment.
Transcribed Image Text:Melissa wants to buy a townhouse that costs $71,000. The bank requires a 5% down payment. The rest is financed with a 15-year, fixed-rate mortgage at 3.5% annual interest with monthly payments. Complete the parts below. Do not round any intermediate computations. Round your final answers to the nearest cent if necessary. If necessary, refer to the list of financial formulas. (a) Find the required down payment. (b) Find the amount of the mortgage. (c) Find the monthly payment.
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A written agreement through which a lender gets the right to take the property that is put as a security by the borrower is term as the mortgage.

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Calculation of the required down payment:

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Hence, the required down payment is $3,550.

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