Fixed Rate - Example 2
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Fixed Rate - EXAMPLE 2 |
Suppose that the Simsons move to Canada and decide to purchase a house. They already know that the maximum payment they can afford is what was computed in the previous example - $1039.49 per month. What they want to know is how large a mortgage they can get with this payment amount.. |
Solve The Principal amount.
We can use all the data from the first example, except this time we must change
the Compounding frequency to Semi-annually by pressing the arrow key
beside the Compounded field and then selecting the Semi-annually option.
See illustration below.
After you change the compounding frequency to Semi-Annually,
Press
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button beside the Principal field to compute the answer.
The maximum computed principal that they can afford is $87,214.70. |
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