Find the following for a​ $200,000 fixed-rate mortgage and the given information.

​a) Monthly mortgage payment​ (principal and​ interest)
​b) Monthly house payment​ (including property taxes and​ insurance)
​c) Initial monthly interest
​d) Income tax deductible portion of initial house payment
​e) Net initial monthly cost for the home​ (considering tax​ savings)
Term of Mortgage
Interest Rate
Annual Property Tax
Annual Insurance
​Owner's Income Tax Bracket
20 years
6.5​%
​$900
​$492
35​%
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Part 1
​a) The monthly mortgage payment is ​$enter your response here.
​(Round to the nearest dollar as​ needed.)

1 answer

To calculate the monthly mortgage payment, we can use the formula for a fixed-rate mortgage:

M = P * r * (1 + r)^n / ((1 + r)^n - 1),

where M is the monthly mortgage payment, P is the principal loan amount, r is the monthly interest rate (which is the annual interest rate divided by 12), and n is the total number of monthly payments.

Given:
Principal loan amount (P) = $200,000
Annual interest rate = 6.5%
Term of mortgage (n) = 20 years = 20 * 12 = 240 months

First, let's calculate the monthly interest rate:
Monthly interest rate (r) = 6.5% / 12 = 0.065 / 12 = 0.0054167

Now, calculate the monthly mortgage payment:
M = $200,000 * 0.0054167 * (1 + 0.0054167)^240 / ((1 + 0.0054167)^240 - 1)
M ≈ $1,264

Therefore, the monthly mortgage payment is approximately $1,264.