Exam AFP-Exam-1 Topic 1 Question 102 Discussion

Actual exam question for CSI's AFP-Exam-1 exam
Question #: 102
Topic #: 1
A household has gross monthly income of $9,500. Their monthly mortgage payment is $2,100, property taxes are $425, heating costs are $175, car payments are $600, and minimum credit card payments are $250. What is their total debt service ratio?

Suggested Answer: C Vote an answer

Total debt service ratio includes housing debt costs plus other recurring debt obligations. The monthly obligations are: mortgage $2,100, property taxes $425, heating $175, car payments $600, and credit card minimums $250. Total monthly debt service is $3,550. Dividing $3,550 by gross monthly income of $9,500 gives 0.3737, or approximately 37.4%. Option A is close to a housing-only calculation that omits non- mortgage debt. Option B still understates the total obligation. Option D is too high based on the numbers provided. Debt service ratios help assess borrowing capacity, but they are not the entire planning answer. A planner should also test stability of employment, emergency reserves, renewal risk, variable-rate exposure, childcare costs, and discretionary spending. In this question, however, the calculation itself is decisive: all stated recurring debt obligations must be included for the total debt service ratio. References/topics: TDS ratio, mortgage affordability, liability analysis, cash flow planning.

by Kimberley at Jul 16, 2026, 03:53 AM

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