4. The Smiths purchase a $600,000 house and must sell their old home in order to make a 20 percent down
payment plus closing costs of $7,000 on the new house. Currently, they have a mortgage balance of
$100,000 on their old home, which has been appraised at $300,000 They have been pre-approved by the
lender to qualify for a $480,000 mortgage in the new home. The lender offers a bridge loan at 10
percent simple interest. The closing date on the new house is February 13, and the Smiths sell their old
home on May 15.
a. How much cash must the Smiths put down on their new house? The must put down 20
percent of $600,000, which is $120,000, plus $7,000 closing costs for a total of
$127,000.
c. How much must they borrow if they take a bridge loan? They must borrow $77,000,
which is the $127,000 cash that they need minus the $50,000 that they have in
savings.
d. What is the dollar amount of interest paid on the bridge loan? Daily interest is calculated
5. Hy Potenuse bought a $10,000 Treasury bill at 0.115 percent discount for 13 weeks (91 days).
a. How much does Hy pay for the bill?
c. Who is the borrower?
The United States Government
6. Alana Olsen borrowed $5,000 for 90 days from First Bank. The bank discounted the note at 7
percent.
a. What proceeds did Olsen receive?