Question

Estimate the affordable monthly mortgage payment, the affordable mortgage amount, and the affordable home purchase price for the following situation. Use Exhibit 7-6, Exhibit 7-7. (Round your intermediate and final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)
Monthly gross income $ 3,200
Other debt (monthly payment) $ 185
30-year loan at 7 percent
Down payment to be made (percent of purchase price) 20 percent
Monthly estimate for property taxes and insurance $ 235
1. Affordable monthly mortgage payment $_____
2. Affordable mortgage amount $_____
3. Affordable home purchase $_____

Answer 1

Answer:

Affordable monthly mortgage payment $796

Affordable mortgage amount $119,699

Affordable home purchase price $149,625

Explanation:

1. Calculation for the Affordable monthly mortgage payment

Affordable monthly mortgage payment

=($3,200 x .38) – $185– $235= $751

Affordable monthly mortgage payment=$1,216-$185-$235

Affordable monthly mortgage payment=$796

2. Calculation for the Affordable mortgage amount

Using this formula

Affordable mortgage amount = Affordable payment/ Monthly mortgage factor *1,000

The monthly mortgage factor of a 30-year mortgage at 7% is 6.65.

Let plug in the formula

Hence,

Affordable mortgage amount

796/6.65 x 1000 =

Affordable mortgage amount=119.699×1000

Affordable mortgage amount=$119,699

3. Calculation for affordable home purchase price

Affordable mortgage amount=119.699×1000

Affordable mortgage amount=$119,699

3. Calculation for affordable home purchase price

Affordable home purchase price=119,699/ (1 - .20)

Affordable home purchase pr= $119,699/0.8

Affordable home purchase price=$149,625

Therefore:

Affordable monthly mortgage payment is $796

Affordable mortgage amount is $119,699

Affordable home purchase price is $149,625