A mortgage for a condominium had a principal balance of $41,400 that had to be amortized over the remaining period of 8 years. The interest rate was fixed at 3.02% compounded semi-annually and payments were made monthly. a. Calculate the size of the payments. b. If the monthly payments were set at $636, by how much would the time period of the mortgage shorten? year(s) months c. If the monthly payments were set at $636, calculate the size of the final payment.

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A mortgage for a condominium had a principal
balance of $41,400 that had to be amortized over the
remaining period of 8 years. The interest rate was
fixed at 3.02% compounded semi-annually and
payments were made monthly.
a. Calculate the size of the payments.
b. If the monthly payments were set at $636, by how
much would the time period of the mortgage
shorten?
year(s) months
c. If the monthly payments were set at $636, calculate
the size of the final payment.
Transcribed Image Text:A mortgage for a condominium had a principal balance of $41,400 that had to be amortized over the remaining period of 8 years. The interest rate was fixed at 3.02% compounded semi-annually and payments were made monthly. a. Calculate the size of the payments. b. If the monthly payments were set at $636, by how much would the time period of the mortgage shorten? year(s) months c. If the monthly payments were set at $636, calculate the size of the final payment.
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