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Is Paying Over Time a Smart Move?: Let's Make a Deal

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When Joe buys electronic appliances, such as dishwashers, computers, and televisions, he is often offered two payment choices:

  1. pay one price up front
  2. defer full payment by paying a smaller amount each month for a number of months.

Before Joe chooses an option, he always computes exactly how much the appliance will cost under each plan.

Help Joe compute the costs in this offer. Use a calculator. Should he pay up front or go for the deferred payment plan?

Lap top computer: $1,999.99 or $81.40/month lease


Type "up front" if it costs less up front.

Type "deferred" if it costs less under the deferred payment plan.

Type "can't tell" if you are unable to tell which would be cheaper, given the information in the ad.

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