Locust Inc. owes $17000 to be repaid by monthly payments of $460. Interest is 9% compounded monthly. 

(a) How many payments will Locust Inc. have to make? 

(b) How much interest is included in the th payment? 

(c) How much of the principal will be repaid in the payment period? 

(d) Construct a partial amortization schedule showing details of the first three payments, the last three payments, and totals. 

(a) The number of the payment is nothing.