Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078747663
Author: McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Chapter 4, Problem 10AA
To determine

The correct word to complete the sentence.

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A consumer with multiple credit cards, car loans, student loans, and a debt mortgage has to make more payments. As he has taken more credit cards and loans to pay for his spending,he accumulates debt in a very short time period. Whereas, a person who has less number of credit cards, loans, etc. will not accumulate quick debts because he postpones his spending instead of using credit cards and taking loans to make purchases.

Economics Concept Introduction

Introduction:

Debt can accumulate quickly when a consumer has multiple credit cards, car loans, student loans, and a mortgage.

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