Use Worksheet 7.2. Marie Herrera wants to buy a home entertainment center. Complete with a big-screen TV,

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Use Worksheet 7.2. Marie Herrera wants to buy a home entertainment center. Complete with a big-screen TV, DVD, and sound system, the unit would cost $4,500. Marie has over $15,000 in a money fund, so she can easily afford to pay cash for the whole thing (the fund is currently paying 5% interest, and Marie expects that yield to hold for the foreseeable future). To stimulate sales, the dealer is offering to finance the full cost of the unit with a 36-month installment loan at 9%, simple. Marie wants to know: Should she pay cash for this home entertainment center or buy it on time? Briefly explain your answer.


Worksheet 7.2

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a. Should she pay cash for the entertainment center?

b. Rework the problem assuming Marie has the option of using a 48-month, 9.5% home equity loan to finance the full cost of this entertainment center. Again, use Worksheet 7.2 to determine if Marie should pay cash or buy on time. Does your answer change from the one you came up with in part a? Explain.

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Personal Financial Planning

ISBN: 9781439044476

12th Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk, Randy Billingsley

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