The Robinsons have saved $250,000 toward the purchase of their first home. They need $12,000 for legal costs and moving expenses. After thorough investigation, they made a $890,000 offer on a two-bedroom condominium subject to arranging financing. The current interest rate on a five-year term fixed-rate mortgage with a 25-year amortization is 3.2% compounded semiannually. 1.Calculate their monthly payments rounded to the higher $10. 2.Show the first three lines of the amortization schedule. 3.The mortgage contract entitles the borrower to increase the amount of the regular payment by up to 10% once each year. How much will the amortization period be shortened if, after 2 years they will increase the payments by 10%? 4.Calculate the interest saved due to this increase in the payment. 5. One year after their increase in the payment, interest rates drop to 2.15% compounded semi-annually. There is a penalty of 3 months interest on the outstanding balance for early repayment. Does it pay to refinance? 8. If the penalty is based on the interest rate differential (difference between the contractual interest rate on the loan and the current interest rate) , calculated as : Penalty = (outstanding loan balance) IRD (term remaining in payment periods) Does it pay to refinance