You have just negotiated a home mortgage with a principal of $350,000. The bank's quoted rate is 6.3%. You chose a 20-year amortization and you decide to make 12 payments per year. Each mortgage payment is $2,551.90. How much interest do you pay in the first year? Express your answer as a percentage of the total value of your mortgage payments in the first year. The interest as a percentage of the total payments in year 1 is 71.1825 %. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

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You have just negotiated a home mortgage with a principal of $350,000. The bank's quoted rate is 6.3%. You chose a 20-year amortization and you decide to make 12
payments per year. Each mortgage payment is $2,551.90. How much interest do you pay in the first year? Express your answer as a percentage of the total value of
your mortgage payments in the first year.
The interest as a percentage of the total payments in year 1 is 71.1825 %.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:You have just negotiated a home mortgage with a principal of $350,000. The bank's quoted rate is 6.3%. You chose a 20-year amortization and you decide to make 12 payments per year. Each mortgage payment is $2,551.90. How much interest do you pay in the first year? Express your answer as a percentage of the total value of your mortgage payments in the first year. The interest as a percentage of the total payments in year 1 is 71.1825 %. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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