Jim has an annual salary of $96,000. His monthly expenses include a $2,500 mortgage payment, a $250 lease payment, $500 in minimum credit card payments, and a $425 payment on his speed boat. He also receives $1,200 in interest from his savings and other accounts each month. Calculate Jim’s DTI (debt-to-income) ratio.

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HomertheGenius HomertheGenius · Answer 1 · 2016-09-16T12:23:03-04:00

$96,000 : 12 = $8,000
His monthly income: $8,000 + $1,200 = $9,200
$2,500 + $250 + $500 + $425 = $3675 ( monthly debt )
DTI ratio: 3675 / 9200

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ApusApus ApusApus · Answer 2 · 2019-03-08T08:16:12-05:00

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39.95%.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Jim has an annual salary of $96,000.

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First of all we will find Jim's total monthly expenses by adding all his monthly expenses.

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Now let us find Jim's annual expenses by multiplying his monthly expenses by 12.

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As Jim receives $1,200 in interest from his savings and other accounts each month, so amount received in interest per year will be 12 times 1200.

$\text{Amount received from interest per year}=12\times \$1200$

$\text{Amount received from interest per year}=\$14400$

$\text{Jim's total annual income}=\$14,400+\$96,000$

$\text{Jim's total annual income}=\$110,400$

Upon substituting Jim's total annual expenses and income in debt to income ratio we will get,

$\text{Jim's DTI}=\frac{\$44,100}{\$110,400}\times 100$

$\text{Jim's DTI}=0.399456521739\times 100$

$\text{Jim's DTI}=39.9456521739\%\approx 39.95%$

Therefore, Jim's debt-to-income ratio is 39.95%.