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Fully amortizing installment note payable (mortgage)
On October 31,2015,Seldon Company incurs a 30-year $600,000 mortgage liability in conjunction with the purchase of a motel.This mortgage is payable in equal monthly installments of $6,485,which include interest computed at an annual rate of 12%.The first monthly payment is made on November 30,2015.This mortgage is fully amortizing over 360 months.
Complete the amortization table for the first two payments by entering the correct dollar amounts in the blank spaces provided.In addition,answer the questions which follow.
(a)With respect to this mortgage,Seldon's 2015 income statement includes interest expense of $_______________,and Seldon's balance sheet at December 31,2015,includes a total liability for this mortgage of ______________.(Do not separate into current and long-term portions.)
(b)The aggregate monthly cash payments Seldon will make over the 30-year life of the mortgage amount to $_______________.
(c)Over the 30-year life of the mortgage,the amount Seldon will pay for interest amounts to $_______________. 
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