You go into a car dealership to buy a car.  You negotiate a price of $20,000 for the car.  The dealer will lend you 75% of the car purchase amount; they offer you a payment plan of $318.71 per month for 5 years of payments.   Your research shows car loans are currently around 5%.  Which of the following best represents your reaction to the offer?    it is a bad deal because the rate is slightly higher than 5%   need more information to determine whether it is a good deal.   they are gauging me at 10% annual interest!  Get the loan from another provider.   it is a good deal because the interest rate offered is less than 5%   it is a great deal because the interest rate is less than 1%!  Take it before they change their mind!

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You go into a car dealership to buy a car.  You negotiate a price of $20,000 for the car.  The dealer will lend you 75% of the car purchase amount; they offer you a payment plan of $318.71 per month for 5 years of payments.   Your research shows car loans are currently around 5%.  Which of the following best represents your reaction to the offer? 

 

it is a bad deal because the rate is slightly higher than 5%

 

need more information to determine whether it is a good deal.

 

they are gauging me at 10% annual interest!  Get the loan from another provider.

 

it is a good deal because the interest rate offered is less than 5%

 

it is a great deal because the interest rate is less than 1%!  Take it before they change their mind!

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