Judy recently purchased her first home for $220,000. She made a down payment of $20,000, and financed the balance over 15 years, at 6% interest. If Judy's first payment is due on October 31 of this year, approximately how much interest will she pay in this year

What impact might an economic downturn have on a borrower’s fixed-rate mortgage? a. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go up. b. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go down. c. it has no impact because a fixed-rate mortgage cannot change. d. it has no impact because the economy does not affect interest rates.

The stock of grommet corporation, a u.s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u.s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u.s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u.s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?

Teatro restoration, inc., begins renovating an old theater for urban edge productions, but after three months teatro demands an extra $250,000. urban edge agrees to pay. refer to fact pattern 13–4. if teatro says it is asking for the extra $250,000 because it has encountered extraordinary unforeseen difficulties that will add considerable cost to the project, the agreement is