Doug is purchasing a $155,000 home with a 15-year mortgage. He will make a 15% down payment. Use the table below to find his monthly PMI payment.
Base-To-Loan %
Fixed-Rate Loan
30 yrs. 15 yrs
ARM 2% + 1 Year Cap
30 yrs. 15 yrs.
95.01% to 97%
0.90% 0.79%
n/a
n/a
90.01% to 95%
0.78% 0.26%
0.92%
0.81%
85.01% to 90%
0.52% 0.23%
0.65%
0.54%
85% and Under
0.32% 0.19%
0.37%
0.26%
O A. $27.50
B. $20.86
C. $650
O D. $11.70

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Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)