The interest in the first month's mortgage payment is <u>$2,333.33</u>.
<h3>How is monthly mortgage interest determined?</h3>
The monthly mortgage interest can be determined using an online finance calculator that computes the monthly payment.
The payment schedule produced from the calculation shows the monthly payments classified according to interest and principal.
<h3>Data and Calculations:</h3>
N (# of periods) = 360 (30 x 12)
I/Y (Interest per year) = 7%
PV (Present Value) = $400,000
FV (Future Value) = $0
<u>Results:</u>
PMT = $2,661.21
Sum of all periodic payments $958,035.59
Total Interest $558,035.59
<h3>Schedule</h3>
Period PV PMT Interest FV
1 $400,000.00 $-2,661.21 $2,333.33 $-399,672.12
2 $399,672.12 $-2,661.21 $2,331.42 $-399,342.33
3 $399,342.33 $-2,661.21 $2,329.50 $-399,010.62
Thus, the interest in the first month's mortgage payment is <u>$2,333.33</u>.
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