The interest rate for the first three years of an $80,000 mortgage loan is 7.4% compounded semiannually. Monthly payments are calculated using a 25-year amortization.

a. What will be the principal balance at the end of the three-year term?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

b. What will be the monthly payments if the loan is renewed at 4.8% compounded semiannually (and the original amortization period is continued)?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)