Problem:
Urban Site Engineering constructed a small office building for their firm 5 years ago. They financed it with a bank loan for $450,000 over 15 years at 6% interest with quarterly payments and compounding.The loan can be repaid at any time without penalty.The loan can be refinanced through an insurance firm for 4% over 20 years-still with quarterly compounding and payments. The new loan has a 5% loan initiation fee, which will be added to the new loan.
Requirement:
Question 1: What is the balance due on the original mortgage (20 payments have been made in last 5 years)?
Question 2: How much will Urban Site's payments drop with the new loan?
Question 3: How much longer will the proposed loan run?
Note: Provide support for your rationale.