(loan amortization) mr. bill s. preston, esq., purchased a new house for $170,000. he paid $25,000 down and agreed to pay the rest over the next 30 years in 30 equal end-of-year payments plus 11 percent compound interest on the unpaid balance. what will these equal payments be

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan