You Are Considering Two Payment Options on a $500,000 20-Year

question 318

Multiple Choice

You are considering two payment options on a $500,000 20-year mortgage having an interest rate of 2.8% compounded monthly. The first option is to make monthly payments at the start of each
Month, while the second option is to make payments at the end of each month. How much interest
Will be saved by choosing the first option?

• A) $1,521.60
• B) $1,721.60
• C) $1,921.60
• D) $2,121.60
• E) $2,321.60

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Definitions:

Causation

The relationship between cause and effect, where an action or event directly leads to another action or event.

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon where a person experiences a beneficial effect from a treatment due to their expectations, rather than from the treatment itself.

Positive Expectations

The anticipation or belief that one will experience positive outcomes in the future.

Placebo Effects

Positive changes in a patient's condition following a treatment that has no therapeutic effect, due to the patient's belief in the treatment.