Answer:
The answer is "[tex]\$ \ 13,247[/tex]"
Explanation:
Title and description of the account             Debit     Credit
Cash                                   [tex]\$ \ 264,948[/tex]
Note payable on mortgage                            [tex]\$ \ 264,948[/tex]
(The loan was recorded) Â
Note payable on mortgage                  [tex]\$ \ 21,065[/tex] Â
Expenditure on interest                     [tex]\$ \ 13,247[/tex] Â
Cash                                             [tex]34,312[/tex](Annual mortgage record payment)
[tex]\text{First year interest spending = Payable mortgage bill }\times \text{ Rate of interest}[/tex]
                         [tex]= \$ 264,948 \times 5 \% \\\\= \$ 13,247[/tex]