Presented below is a partial amortization schedule for a three$-$year installment note requiring monthly payments of $$1,271\mathrm{.}99.$

What is the principal amount of the note?

What is the total number of monthly payments?

What is the total cash paid over the entire period of the note? $($Round your answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

What is the total amount of interest paid over the entire period of the note? $($Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round

your answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

The portion of the monthly payment that reduces the carrying value $($increases$/$decreases$)$ over time.

Principal amount

Total number of monthly payments

Total cash paid

Total amount of interest paid

The portion of the monthly payment that reduces the carrying value $($increases$/$decreases$)$ over time.