An investor purchased a small apartment building for $$ 250,000$. She made a down payment of $$
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An investor purchased a small apartment building for $\$ 250,000$. She made a down payment of $\$ 50,000$ and financed the balance with a 30 year, fixed-rate mortgage at $12 %$ annual interest, compounded monthly. For exactly 20 years she has made equal-sized monthly payments as required by the terms of the loan. Now she has the opportunity to restructure the mortgage by refinancing the balance. She could borrow the current balance, pay off the original loan, and assume a new loan for the balance. (No points or any other charges are involved in the transaction.) The new loan is a 20 -year, fixed-rate loan at $9 %$, compounded monthly, to be paid in equal monthly installments. Suppose she has a risk-free savings account that pays $5 %$, compounded monthly. Should she restructure the mortgage?
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