Mary borrows $80,000 to buy her home. Beginning next month she will pay the
lender $720 per month for the next 20 years. What is the ROR? (Hint: 20 years = 240
months. Calculate the monthly interest rate first, then multiply by 12 to obtain the annual
percentage rate, APR).
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Expert's answer
2016-05-06T12:13:03-0400
Mary borrows $80,000 to buy her home. Beginning next month she will pay the lender $720 per month for the next 20 years. To calculate ROR firstly we should calculate the monthly interest rate i = 720/80,000*100% = 0.9%. The annual percentage rate, APR = 0.9%*12 = 10.8%. So, ROR = APR = 10.8%.
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