Answer:
your tax deduction for the first 2 months is $1,199.40
Explanation:
given data
loan PV = $500,000
interest rate r = 6% = 6% / 12 = 0.5%
time period t = 30 year = 360 months
total transaction cost = $3,000
marginal income tax rate = 24%
to find out
What is your tax deduction for the first 2 months
solution
first we get here monthly payment that is
monthly payment = ...............1
monthly payment =
monthly payment = $2997.75
So
for 1st month interest is = $500000 × 0.005
1st month interest = $2500
and
for 2nd month interest
interest = [ $500000 - ( $2997.75 - $2500 ) ] × 0.005
2nd month interest interest = $2497.51
so
total interest paid in 2 month is = $2500 + $2497.51
total interest paid in 2 month = $4997.51
and
tax deduction is = $4997.51 × 0.24
tax deduction is = $1199.40