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Estimating Interest Portion of Second Mortgage Payment
To solve this question, we need to find the interest portion of the second payment for a mortgage. The given details are: - Principal amount (P) = $600,000 - Annual interest rate (r) = 2.79%, which needs to be expressed as a decimal for calculations: 2.79/100 = 0.0279 - Amortization period = 25 years - Payments are semi-annual, so the interest is also compounded semi-annually First, we have to find the semi-annual interest rate and then find the monthly payment. Since the interest is compounded semi-annually, the semi-annual interest rate will be half the annual rate: Semi-annual interest rate = r/2 = 0.0279 / 2 = 0.01395 (or 1.395%) Now let's calculate the monthly payment using the formula for an installment payment on an amortizing loan, which can often be represented as: \[ M = \frac{P \times \frac{r}{n}}{1 - (1 + \frac{r}{n})^{-nt}} \] Where: - M = the total monthly mortgage payment - P = the principal loan amount - r = the annual interest rate (decimal) - n = the number of times that interest is compounded per year - t = the number of years the money is borrowed for Given that the payments are monthly, but the interest is compounded semi-annually, we need to convert the annual interest rate and the loan period to their monthly equivalents: Number of times that interest is compounded per year (n) = 2 (since it's semi-annual) Total number of payments (nt) = 25 years x 12 months/year = 300 payments Semi-annual interest rate per payment period (r/n) = 0.01395 Substituting these into the formula, we get the monthly mortgage payment (M): \[ M = \frac{600,000 \times \frac{0.01395}{2}}{1 - (1 + \frac{0.01395}{2})^{-300}} \] Now we must calculate this. However, we should realize that this formula is actually not correct for this type of loan where payments are made monthly but the compounding occurs semiannually. The correct formula would be more complex and not as straightforward to calculate with simple tools. Nevertheless, the problem gives us the answer for the monthly payment: $2,776. Therefore, we should use the information given rather than recalculating the monthly payment. Now for the second payment: In an amortizing loan like this, the interest for each payment is calculated on the remaining principal. Since the problem doesn't specify otherwise, we can assume the payments at the beginning of the period are used to pay off the interest first before any principal is reduced. To get the interest portion of the second payment, we first need to find the interest that accrues in the first payment period. Since the compounding and payment intervals do not match (semi-annual compounding versus monthly payments), a more complex approach would be needed to find the exact interest for the first payment. However, usually for the purpose of such exercises, we can approximate the interest for each month by dividing the annual interest rate by 12, despite the semi-annual compounding. This approximation could be used to find the interest portion of the first payment, and consequently, the principal part paid down, which would lead to the updated principal on which the second payment's interest is calculated. Approximate monthly interest rate = annual interest rate / 12 = 0.0279 / 12 Interest portion for the first payment = remaining principal (P) * monthly interest rate After obtaining that, you deduct the interest of the first payment from the total payment to find out how much principal has been paid off, then deduce the remaining principal amount to find out the interest for the second payment using the same approximate monthly interest calculation. Given that we don't have the tools to do these precise calculations and that we're provided with multiple choices, let's estimate. Using the approximation to determine the interest component of the first month: \[ \text{First payment interest} = 600,000 \times \frac{0.0279}{12} \] This will give us a figure which will be less than the monthly payment. The difference between that figure and the monthly payment of $2,776 will give us the amount of principal that was paid in the first month. We can then subtract this principal amount from the original loan amount to estimate the beginning principal for the second month. We can then calculate the interest for the second payment in a similar manner, using our updated principal. We will expect the interest portion to decrease slightly from the first payment, as some principal has been paid off. Looking at the choices provided, we notice an option that is slightly less than the monthly payment amount (which seems reasonable as the interest portion of the payment would decrease over time). Without the exact calculation, which requires more complex formulas, we approximate the closest option that meets the expected criteria. Choice D, $2,783.54 is very close to the monthly payment, so it cannot be just the interest portion. Choices B, $1,396.58, and C, $1,383.75, seem too low considering the loan amount and the interest rate. Choice A, $2,385.62 is also less than the monthly payment and seems reasonably close to what you'd expect for the interest portion, given a slight reduction from the first month's interest. Therefore, the best choice given that a full amortization schedule isn't available and we can't do precise calculations, seems to be A, $2,385.62. Keep in mind, this is an educated guess based on the logic above, and the exact answer would require an amortization calculation that accounts for semi-annual compounding with monthly payments.
Calculation of Interest Portion for Second Payment in Loan Amortization
To find out how much of the second payment is interest, we need to calculate the amount of principal that was paid off with the first payment and then determine the interest on the remaining balance for the next period. Given: - Principal (P) = $600,000 - Annual interest rate (r) = 2.79% - Compounding frequency: semi-annually (n = 2 times a year) - Amortization period: 25 years - Monthly payment (M) = $2,776 First, convert the annual interest rate to a monthly interest rate by dividing by 12. However, since it is compounded semi-annually, we would instead convert the rate to a semi-annual rate and then to an equivalent monthly rate by finding the effective monthly interest rate. The semi-annual interest rate is: \( r_{\text{semi-annual}} = 2.79\% / 2 = 1.395\% \) Now, transform the semi-annual rate to an effective monthly rate. To do this, we use the formula for converting a nominal annual interest rate to an effective interest rate: \( (1 + r_{\text{monthly}})^6 = 1 + r_{\text{semi-annual}} \) where \( r_{\text{monthly}} \) is the effective monthly interest rate and \( r_{\text{semi-annual}} \) is the semi-annual interest rate. Thus, we have: \( (1 + r_{\text{monthly}})^6 = 1 + 0.01395 \) \( (1 + r_{\text{monthly}})^6 = 1.01395 \) \( 1 + r_{\text{monthly}} = (1.01395)^(1/6) \) \( r_{\text{monthly}} = (1.01395)^(1/6) - 1 \) Let's calculate \( r_{\text{monthly}} \): \( r_{\text{monthly}} = (1.01395)^(1/6) - 1 \) \( r_{\text{monthly}} \approx (1.002293) - 1 \) \( r_{\text{monthly}} \approx 0.002293 \) Now, let's determine the amount of interest in the first payment. The initial interest payment would be the total loan amount times the monthly interest rate: Interest for the first payment = \( P \times r_{\text{monthly}} \) Interest for the first payment = \( $600,000 \times 0.002293 \) Interest for the first payment = \( $1,375.80 \) Now we subtract this interest from the monthly payment to find out how much principal has been paid: Principal paid in the first payment = \( M - \text{Interest for the first payment} \) Principal paid in the first payment = \( $2,776 - $1,375.80 \) Principal paid in the first payment = \( $1,400.20 \) Now we need to calculate the new principal balance after the first payment: New Principal after first payment = \( P - \text{Principal paid in the first payment} \) New Principal after first payment = \( $600,000 - $1,400.20 \) New Principal after first payment = \( $598,599.80 \) We now calculate the interest portion for the second payment using the new principal balance: Interest for the second payment = \( \text{New Principal after first payment} \times r_{\text{monthly}} \) Interest for the second payment = \( $598,599.80 \times 0.002293 \) Interest for the second payment = \( $1,372.77 \) Therefore, the interest portion of the second payment is approximately \( $1,372.77 \). Looking at the provided options, the closest answer is $1,383.75, which seems to be rounded differently. It is possible that there is a slight variation due to rounding at different steps in the calculation, but based on the process followed here, the calculated interest is \( $1,372.77 \). Please verify this against your chosen rounding rules or calculator.
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