Reference no: EM132621896

John and Jane had planned to save $50,000 dollars over the next five years as a down payment on a house. Jane assured John that if they contributed $850 each month to a savings account that pays an annual rate of interest of 2.5% compounded monthly that they would have enough money to put a down payment of $50,000 on their new house. Wanting their daughter to have a house sooner than later, Jane's parents (The Henrys) have offered to lend John and Jane $60,000, which they have suggested (perhaps naively) John and Jane pay back by contributing to a savings account in the Henrys' name as per Jane's original savings plan. John's worried this is not fair to his in-laws. Is he correct? If so, devise a fair repayment plan that would see the Henry's repaid at a rate of 2.5% compounded monthly over the 5 years.