Computing and graphing mortgage payments, Problem, Procedure – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Computing and Graphing Mortgage Payments

Computing and Graphing Mortgage Payments

Computing and Graphing Mortgage Payments

Computing and Graphing Mortgage Payments

Problem

Problem

Problem

Problem

You are a loan officer at a mortgage company, and you recently closed on a 30-year
home mortgage at 8 percent interest with monthly payments of 800. The new home
owners want to know how much will be applied to the interest and how much will be
applied to the principal when they make the 240th payment 20 years from now.

Procedure

Procedure

Procedure

Procedure

1.

Press

z and set the fixed-decimal mode to

2

decimal places. Set the other mode

settings to the defaults.

2.

Press

Œ Н Н to display the

TVM Solver

. Enter these values.

Note:

Enter a positive number (

800

) to show

PMT

as a cash inflow. Payment values

will be displayed as positive numbers on the graph. Enter

0

for

FV

, since the future

value of a loan is 0 once it is paid in full. Enter

PMT: END

, since payment is due at the

end of a period.

3.

Move the cursor onto the

PV=

prompt, and then press

ƒ \. The present

value, or mortgage amount, of the house is displayed at the

PV=

prompt.

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