(c) Use the graph to estimate the amount of the mortgage. $ 300000 x

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When you purchase a home by securing a mortgage, the total paid toward the principal is your equity in the home. The graph
in the figure below shows for a certain 30-year mortgage the equity, in dollars, accrued after a given number of monthly
payments.
Equity in dollars
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
60 120 180 240 300 360
Number of monthly payments
(a) Is the graph concave up or concave down?
concave down
concave up
(b) The graph is increasing. What does the concavity you identified in part (a) say about how the equity grows?
Equity is not changing.
Equity is increasing at a decreasing rate.
Equity is decreasing at an increasing rate.
Equity is decreasing at a decreasing rate.
Equity is increasing at an increasing rate.
(c) Use the graph to estimate the amount of the mortgage.
$ 300000
X
Transcribed Image Text:When you purchase a home by securing a mortgage, the total paid toward the principal is your equity in the home. The graph in the figure below shows for a certain 30-year mortgage the equity, in dollars, accrued after a given number of monthly payments. Equity in dollars 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 60 120 180 240 300 360 Number of monthly payments (a) Is the graph concave up or concave down? concave down concave up (b) The graph is increasing. What does the concavity you identified in part (a) say about how the equity grows? Equity is not changing. Equity is increasing at a decreasing rate. Equity is decreasing at an increasing rate. Equity is decreasing at a decreasing rate. Equity is increasing at an increasing rate. (c) Use the graph to estimate the amount of the mortgage. $ 300000 X
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As mentioned in the question equity is the total amount paid in the home.

 

It can also be said as the difference between the worth of the property and the amount of mortgage owed on the property.

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