A young motorist purchases a second–hand car from Honest Fred's Car Dealership. The price of the car is R10 000, and the following means of payment is agreed upon: 2. A deposit of R5000 is to be paid at once, with the balance to be repaid by means of an hire-purchase agreement. The terms of the hire-purchase agreement specify interest at 15% p.a. simple, with 2 equal annual instalments to be paid by the purchaser, the first to be made in one years time. (a) Find the amount of the annual instalment. (b) What is the effective compound rate of interest p.a. being charged by Honest Fred.

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A young motorist purchases a second-hand car from Honest Fred's Car Dealership.
The price of the car is R10 000, and the following means of payment is agreed upon:
2.
A deposit of R5000 is to be paid at once, with the balance to be repaid by means of
an hire-purchase agreement. The terms of the hire-purchase agreement specify
interest at 15% p.a. simple, with 2 equal annual instalments to be paid by the
purchaser, the first to be made in one years time.
(a) Find the amount of the annual instalment.
(b) What is the effective compound rate of interest p.a. being charged by Honest
Fred.
Transcribed Image Text:A young motorist purchases a second-hand car from Honest Fred's Car Dealership. The price of the car is R10 000, and the following means of payment is agreed upon: 2. A deposit of R5000 is to be paid at once, with the balance to be repaid by means of an hire-purchase agreement. The terms of the hire-purchase agreement specify interest at 15% p.a. simple, with 2 equal annual instalments to be paid by the purchaser, the first to be made in one years time. (a) Find the amount of the annual instalment. (b) What is the effective compound rate of interest p.a. being charged by Honest Fred.
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