Question 1: For the next 15 years, I have a choice. I can rent an apartment for $1850 a month, which will rise in accordance with inflation. Alternatively, I can purchase a property with a $300,000 mortgage, that costs me 5% per annum in interest. Explain what decision I should make and why I should make it.

Calculating single-payment loan amount due at maturity. Stanley Price plans to borrow 8,000 for five years. The loan will be repaid with a single payment after five years, and the interest on the loan will be computed using the simple interest method at an annual rate of 6 percent. How much will Stanley have to pay in five years? How much will he have to pay at maturity if hes required to make annual interest payments at the end of each year?

Calculating interest earned and future value of savings account. If you put 6,000 in a savings account that pays interest at the rate of 3 percent, compounded annually, how much will you have in five years? (Hint: Use the future value formula.) How much interest will you earn during the five years? If you put 6,000 each year into a savings account that pays interest at the rate of 4 percent a year, how much would you have after five years?

Cost of Bank Loan Mary Jones recently obtained an equipment loan from a local bank. The loan is for 15,000 with a nominal interest rate of 11%. However, this is an installment loan, so the bank also charges add-on interest. Mary must make monthly payments on the loan, and the loan is to be repaid in 1 year. What is the effective annual rate on the loan (assuming a 365-day year)?