You are planning to buy an used car from a local dealer. The list price of the car is $12,000. If you pay cash, the cost of car is $11,000. The dealer also offers you the choice of paying $5,500 down with 3 equal year-end payment of $2,100. You have $5,500 cash. If you prefer, you can borrow the rest from your bank with a personal loan of 10% interest rate. What is the dealer's implied interest rate? Do you accept the dealer credit sale or borrow from the bank? List price of car Downpayment Cash cost of car Bank rate of interest Year 0 1 23 2 12,000 5,500 11,000 10% Payment in cash -11,000 0 Payment with credit -5,500 -2,100 -2,100 -2,100 Cash spent or saved with credit plan 5,500 -2,100 -2,100 -2,100

You are planning to buy an used car from a local dealer. The list price of the car is $12,000. If you pay cash, the cost of car is $11,000. The dealer also offers you the choice of paying $5,500 down with 3 equal year-end payment of $2,100. You have $5,500 cash. If you prefer, you can borrow the rest from your bank with a personal loan of 10% interest rate. What is the dealer's implied interest rate? Do you accept the dealer credit sale or borrow from the bank? You are planning to buy an used car from a local dealer. The list price of the car is $12,000. If you pay cash, the cost of car is $11,000. The dealer also offers you the choice of paying $5,500 down with 3 equal year-end payment of $2,100. You have $5,500 cash. If you prefer, you can borrow the rest from your bank with a personal loan of 10% interest rate. What is the dealer's implied interest rate? Do you accept the dealer credit sale or borrow from the bank