SOLUTION: Advice from most financial advisers states to spend no more than​ 28% of​ one's gross monthly income for one's mortgage​ payment, and to spend no more than​ 36% of​ one's

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Question 1176401: Advice from most financial advisers states to spend no more than​ 28% of​ one's gross monthly income for one's mortgage​ payment, and to spend no more than​ 36% of​ one's gross monthly income for​ one's total monthly debt. Suppose a family has a gross annual income of $45,600.


a. What is the maximum amount the family should spend each month on a mortgage​ payment?


b. What is the maximum amount the family should spend each month for total credit​ obligations?


c. If the​ family's monthly mortgage payment is 70​% of the maximum they can​ afford, what is the maximum amount they should spend each month for all other​ debt?

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


a. What is the maximum amount the family should spend each month on a mortgage​ payment?
% of one's gross monthly income
if a family has a gross annual income of $, gross monthly income is
$
then }% of one's gross monthly income is


b. What is the maximum amount the family should spend each month for total credit​ obligations?
should be max % of​ one's gross monthly income which is


c. If the​ family's monthly mortgage payment is ​% of the maximum they can​ afford, what is the maximum amount they should spend each month for all other​ debt?
monthly mortgage payment =is ​% then the maximum amount they should spend each month for all other​ debt is

deduct from total credit​ obligations
maximum amount they could spend each month for all other debts

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