Do you know how to calculate the cubic feet of a structure?
Do you need help calculating the following: If a buyer is facing $967.80 per month for principal and interest payments on her mortgage and also pays $458.35 per month on a demand loan, what is the minimum amount of annual income she must earn to qualify for the mortgage if the property taxes are $1,870 per year and a 42% TDS ratio is being used by the lending institution?
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The answers to the first two questions are noted below.
First question:
To calculate square feet, use length times width (l x w). In this calculation, the height of the house’s rooms (i.e., ceiling) is not taken into consideration. Therefore, the square footage is the same if a house had eight-foot ceilings or nine-foot ceilings.
To calculate cubic feet, use length times width times height (l x w x h). In this calculation, the height of the rooms (i.e., ceiling) is taken into consideration. Therefore, the cubic feet of a house with eight-foot ceilings would be different from a house with nine-foot ceilings.
Second question:
You’re looking for the whole (larger number or income). Add the expenses and divided by 42%, as follows:
Expenses total: (967.80 x 12) + ($458.35 x 12) + 1,870 = $18,983.80 / 42% = $45,199.52
Use this triangle as an aid.
Part = Part (smaller #)
W = Whole (Iarger #)
R = Rate
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P ÷ W = R
P ÷ R = W
W x R = P
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