A couple purchased a home and signed a mortgage contract for $400,000 to be paid with half-yearly payments over a 25-year period
. The interest rate applicable is j2 = 7.5% p.a. applicable for the first five years, with the condition that the interest rate will be increased by 9% every 5 years for the remaining term of the loan. Based on the given information. your group is required to use Exxcel software to: (a) Calculate the half-yearly payment required for each five-year interval |10 marks (b) Calculate the loan outstanding (outstanding balance) at the beginning of each five year interval. [10 marks| (c) Prepare a loan amortization table for the final 12 half-years of the loan term. |10 marks
