Question

Horton Company purchased a building on January 2 by signing a long-term $480,000 mortgage with monthly payments of $4,500. The mortgage carries an interest rate of 10 percent. The amount owed on the mortgage after the first payment will be ___________.

Answer 1

$479,500

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the interest due for the first payment we can solve the following:

interest due on payment 1 = total debt x interest rate x 1/12 = $480,000 x 10% x 1/12 = $4,000

Now we need to subtract the interest due from the first payment:

principal paid = payment - interest due = $4,500 - $4,000 = $500

remaining principal = $480,000 - $500 = $479,500