John is planning to buy a new car and has to choose between the Toyota and the
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John is planning to buy a new car and has to choose between the Toyota and the Opel.
Toyota | Opel | |
Purchase price | N$ 130 000 | N$ 140 000 |
Petrol consumption (km/l) | 13,5 | 15,5 |
Cost of service | N$ 1 300 | N$ 1 800 |
Requirement:
Car will be bought on Hire Purchase (H.P.), repayable over 5 years at 13.5% p.a. interest
Assume 30 000 km travelled each year.
The Toyota is serviced every 10 000 km and the Opel every 15 000 km.
1. Find the total H.P. payments on each over the five year period.
2. Find the total petrol cost for each over five years (assume price of N$ 7.50/litre)
3. Find the total service costs of each.
4. Which car will have the smallest total cost?
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