A lender gives you a $125,000 thirty-year fixed-rate mortgage at 6.75%,three discount points,monthly payments.Suppose that,before you make any payments,you receive a pay raise so you pay an extra $100 per month in addition to your normal payment.Also,at the end of year five of the mortgage you have an unexpected job transfer thus the house is sold and the mortgage is repaid.The mortgage balance at the end of year five with the extra $100 per month payment is $110,231.What is the effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period?

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To calculate the effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period, we need to calculate the total payments made during the five years ($100 extra per month) and subtract the remaining mortgage balance at the end of year five ($110,231).

Total payments made during the five years: 
Monthly payment without extra $100 = $809.53
Total monthly payments for five years = 60 x $809.53 = $48,572
Extra $100 per month for five years = 60 x $100 = $6,000
Total payments made during the five years = $48,572 + $6,000 = $54,572

Total interest paid during the five years: 
Total monthly payments made during the five years = $48,572
Mortgage principal at the beginning of year one = $125,000
Mortgage principal at the end of year five = $110,231
Total mortgage interest paid during the five years = $48,572 + ($125,000 - $110,231) = $63,341

Effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period: 
Effective cost = (total interest paid / original loan amount) * 100 
Effective cost = ($63,341 / $125,000) * 100 = 50.67%

However, the loan has three discount points, which are equal to 3% of the original loan amount ($125,000 x 3% = $3,750). The discount points are upfront fees paid to reduce the interest rate on the loan. Therefore, we need to add the discount points to the total interest paid during the five years and recalculate the effective cost of the loan.

Total interest paid during the five years with discount points: 
Total interest paid during the five years = $63,341
Discount points paid upfront = $3,750
Total interest paid during the five years with discount points = $63,341 + $3,750 = $67,091

Effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period with discount points: 
Effective cost = (total interest paid with discount points / original loan amount) * 100 
Effective cost = ($67,091 / $125,000) * 100 = 53.67%

Finally, we need to annualize the effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period. The easiest way to do this is to assume that the effective cost is constant for each year, which is an approximation.

Annual effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period with discount points: 
Annual effective cost = effective cost / number of years 
Annual effective cost = 53.67% / 5 = 10.73%

However, we need to subtract the extra $100 per month payment from the annual effective cost, since this reduces the interest paid and the effective cost of the loan.

Annual effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period with discount points and extra $100 per month payment: 
Annual interest paid without extra $100 per month = $8,095.34
Annual interest paid with extra $100 per month = $6,234.34
Annual savings = $8,095.34 - $6,234.34 = $1,861
Annual effective cost with discount points and extra $100 per month payment = 10.73% - ($1,861 / $125,000) * 100 = 7.51%

Therefore, the effective cost of the loan for the five-year holding period is 7.51%. The answer is D.

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