Casino.com Corporation is building a $25 million office building in Las Vegas and is financing the construction at an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, where the loan is in the amount of $20,000,000. This loan has a ten-year maturity, calls for monthly payments, and is contracted at an interest rate of 8 percent. Using the above information, answer the following questions.
1. How much will Casino.com Corporation owe on this loan after making monthly payments for three years (the amount owed immediately after the thirty-sixth payment)?
2. Should this loan be refinanced after three years with a new seven-year 7 per cent loan, if the cost to refinance is $250,000? To make this decision, calculate the new loan payments and then the present value of the difference in the loan payments.