Milestone 1
MTH 101 Milestone 1 Worksheet For this milestone, you will buy a house, furnish that house, and buy a car! Use the information you learned in the financial mathematics module to calculate the appropriate values. Step 1: Determine the appropriate information. You are in college, ready to pursue a career. · What is your intended career? · Where would you like to live (city, state)? · What is the average salary for that career (in the city where you wish to live)? Step 2: Buying the House First, determine the amount you can spend on your home. Use the following table to determine the max amount you can spend. Salary Range Maximum Value of the House 0 - $50,000 $150,000 $50,001 - $99,999 $250,000 $100,000 - $149,999 $350,000 > $150,000 $450,000 What is the maximum value house you can afford? Use the website http://redfin.com to find your dream house in your desired area of residence. Record the following information: Price of Home: Property Taxes: HOA Dues: Total Square Feet: Number of Bedrooms: Number of Bathrooms (Full and Half): Link of Your Dream House: You will make a 20% down payment. · How much is your down payment? · How much will you need to mortgage(borrow)? What is your monthly house payment? (Refer to Excel for the term and rate) · Mortgage HOA Fees: · Monthly Homeowners Insurance: redfin · Monthly Property Taxes: · Monthly Payment: pmt · Total Monthly House Payment: Step 2: Furnish the House It’s time to shop for your new home! Determine the rooms in your home and what furniture, other items you will need to purchase for each room, along with the price. List the website(s) used to find your furniture in the final column. Add more rooms to the table, as needed. Room Items to Purchase Total Cost Website Bedroom 1 Bathroom 1 Kitchen Living Room You will purchase these items with a credit card at 18.99% interest. Use the given Excel document with pre-filled formulas, and complete columns A - E using the auto fill feature. You will need to add the beginning balance in column B and calculate the monthly payment in column E. The other formulas are done for you. Use a monthly payment of 1% of your yearly salary. Autofill the columns until the balance is paid in full. How many months will it take before the furniture is paid in full? Step 3: Buy a Car Choose a vehicle to purchase (new or used). Please list the website where the information is obtained. · What type of vehicle will you buy (year/make/model)? · What is the price of the vehicle? · Link to the car you are purchasing: A new car will have an interest rate of 3.39% while a used car will have an interest rate of 5.87%. Use the installment loan formula from Module 3 to find the monthly payment for your chosen vehicle. · Monthly payment for 3 year loan: · Monthly payment for 5 year loan: Financial advisers’ recommendations: 1. Spend no more than 28% of your gross monthly income for your mortgage payment. Given these recommendations, do we fall within the recommended guidelines? (Show your work!) 2. Spend no more that 36% of your gross monthly income for your total monthly debt, including mortgage payments, car payments, credit card bills, student loans, and medical bills. Given these recommendations, do we fall within the recommended guidelines? (Show your work!) Step 4: Reflection Identify at least three specific math skills that you learned up to this point that were new to you or with which you previously might have struggled. How did each of these skills help you in this Milestone assignment? Be specific. Are there math skills from the first few modules that still challenge you? Be honest and tell me why. Are there math skills with which you are becoming more confident? Be honest and tell me about it. Be ready to share these thoughts in our next class. Mortgage 20 years at 2.48% House Price Down Payment - 20% Total Mortgage (How much you are borrowing) Loan Period in Months APR - Annual Percentage Rate Monthly Payment: PMT() Total Mortgage Payback Total Interest Final House Cost (Including Downpayment) Monthly House Payment Month HOA Fees Monthly Homeowners Insurance Monthly Property Taxes Monthly Payment (PMT) Total Monthly House Payment Total Monthly Debt Monthly House Payment Monthly Car Payment Mininum Credit Card Payment Total Monthly Debt Salary Annual Salary Monthly Salary Credit Card Payment (1% of Annual Salary) 28% of Monthly Salary 36% of Monthly Salary Credit Card MonthBeginning BalanceFinance ChargeBalance After Fee Minimum PaymentBalance After PaymentInstructions: Place your beginning balance in B2 and minimum payment in E2. Highlight A3 thru F3 and drag down until your balance is 0 1$0.00$0.00$0.00 2$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00 3 4 5 FurnitureCost Total Cost$0.00 Car 3-year Loan5-year Loan Car PriceCar Price APRAPR Length in MonthsLength in Months Monthly Car Payment - PMTMonthly Car Payment - PMT Total Payback Total Payback Total InterestTotal Interest