Financial Management of Public Programs

1. The City of Westminster is planning on purchasing a new building for their Economic Development Division. The new building will cost $200,000. The city plans to borrow the entire cost of the building using a mortgage with a 4% interest rate. Should the City of Westminster use a 15-year mortgage or a 30-year mortgage? Answer the following questions: a. What is the annual payment for the 15-year mortgage? What is the annual payment for the 30-year mortgage? b. For the 15-year mortgage – In the first year, how much payment is interest and how much of the payment goes to pay back the principal? c. For the 30-year mortgage – In the first year, how much payment is interest and how much of the payment goes to pay back the principal? d. What is the benefit of a 15-year mortgage relative to a 30-year mortgage? What is the benefit of a 30-year mortgage relative to a 15-year mortgage? 2. The City of Baltimore is issuing a 30-year bond with a face value of $20,000,000 and a stated annual interest rate of 5 percent. The city will make interest payments once a year. a. Calculate the annual interest payment. b. Calculate how much the city will receive from the bond offering under the following conditions: i. Market interest rate remains unchanged at the time of the offering. ii. Market interest rates increase to 6 percent at the time of the offering. 3. Assume that an 8 percent $200 million bond with annual interest payments and a remaining life of 15 years could be purchased today, when market interest rates are 2 percent. How much would you have to pay to buy the bond?