Tan Company purchased a large server for $$24,000.$ The company paid $40\mathrm{.}00\%$ of the value as a down$-$payment and received a loan for the balance at $4\mathrm{.}25\%$ compounded monthly. The loan has a term of $7$ years and Tan Company has to make month$-$end payments to settle the loan.

a$.$ What is the size of the month$-$end payments?

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b$.$ What was the total amount paid to settle the loan?

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c$.$ Calculate the total amount of interest paid throughout the term of the loan.

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