What are the acquisition costs for questions 1 and 2 below? In other words, how much out of pocket will you pay to pay for the laptop?

1. Its time to get a new laptop. The laptop is $2500. You decide to put money aside for it each month for one year. If you put the money in an account that earns 5%, how much will you have to save each month?

2. Instead of saving up, you decide to finance the laptop. What will your monthly payments be if you finance $2500 at 7% for 3 years?