se you recently bought a house for R1 650 000 and secured a home loan from the bank, with an interest rate of 9% per annum (compounded monthly) for a 20-year (240-month) term. You are obligated to make equal monthly payments, and your first payment is due in one month’s time. However, after reviewing the bank’s repayment calculation, you realize that you can afford to pay R1 000 more each month. How many months less will it take you to repay the home loan if you consistently make an additional monthly payment of R1 000. You may assume that the interest rate will remain fixed over the term of the home loan. a) 203.24 months b) 0.24 months c) 36.76 months d) 60.10 months e) None of the ab
Suppose you recently bought a house for R1 650 000 and secured a home loan from the bank, with an interest rate of 9% per annum (compounded monthly) for a 20-year (240-month) term. You are obligated to make equal monthly payments, and your first payment is due in one month’s time. However, after reviewing the bank’s repayment calculation, you realize that you can afford to pay R1 000 more each month. How many months less will it take you to repay the home loan if you consistently make an additional monthly payment of R1 000. You may assume that the interest rate will remain fixed over the term of the home loan. a) 203.24 months b) 0.24 months c) 36.76 months d) 60.10 months e) None of the above
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