Answer:
Monthly payment for year 2 is $1,782.64
Explanation:
According to the given data we have the following:
Mortgage amount .initial balance.(P) =$350,000 Â
Initial interest rate=Prime rate + 200 basis points or 2% Â Â Â Â Â
2.25%+2%= 4.25% Â
Monthly rate 4.25%/12=0.003541666667 Â
no of months (n)=30*12=360 Â
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To calculate the monthly payment be in year 2 we would have to use first the monthly payment formula as follows:
Monthly payment = P*i/(1-((1+i)^-n)) Â Â Â Â Â
=350000*0.00354166667/(1-((1+0.00354166667)^-360)) Â Â Â Â Â
=$1721.78962 Â Â Â Â Â
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Peroidic cap is 1.5%. it means rate cannot exceed 1.5% by previous adjusted rate     Â
Interest rate for 2nd year =2.60%+2%=4.60% Â
increase in rate compared to previous year is not more than 1.5%. so interest rate=4.60% Â
Monthly rate 4.6%/12= 0.003833333333 Â
no of months remaining (n)=29*12=348 Â
First find closing balance at year 1 Â Â Â Â Â
Unpaid balance at year 1 formula (P)=monthly payment *(1-((1+i)^-n))/i     Â
1721.79*(1-((1+0.003541666667)^-288))/0.003541666667 Â Â Â Â Â
310532.1673 Â Â Â Â Â
Therefore, monthly payment in year 2= 310532.1673*0.0038333333/(1-((1+0.00383333333)^-288)) Â Â Â Â Â
=1782.643774 Â Â Â Â Â
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Monthly payment for year 2 is $1,782.64