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Question: You have just graduated from MSU, and have landed a job with a starting salary of $75,000 per year. You have decided to buy a house, and you have $10,000 saved up from your part-time job at Qdoba. The Eighth National Bank of DeWitt is offering to give you a 30-year mortgage at 9.7% annual interest with monthly payments, but they will not give you a loan that will involve monthly payments of more than 25% of your income. Assuming you will borrow as much as you can from this bank, and assuming closing costs of 4% of the amount borrowed, what is the highest price you will be able to pay for the house?

The engineering staff at the Sun Shipping Company has informed decision-makers that substantial money can be saved on the fleet's fuel bills if the ships' engines are adapted. Based on the cost of fuel, the engineers estimate that the firm will save $50,000 each year for the first 5 years and save $70,000 per year for the following five years. If these estimates are accurate, what would the company be willing to pay to adapt the engines? The company can earn 8% annually on its investments.