After deciding to acquire a new car, you realize you can either lease the car or purchase it with a two-year loan. The car you want costs $34,000. The dealer has a leasing arrangement where you pay $97 today and $497 per month for the next two years. If you purchase the car, you will pay it off in monthly payments over the next two years at an APR of 6 percent. You believe that you will be able to sell the car for $22,000 in two years.   What is the present value of purchasing the car? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)   Present value of lease $   What is the present value of leasing the car? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)   Present value of purchase $   What break-even resale price in two years would make you indifferent between buying and leasing? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)   Break-even sale price $

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After deciding to acquire a new car, you realize you can either lease the car or purchase it with a two-year loan. The car you want costs $34,000. The dealer has a leasing arrangement where you pay $97 today and $497 per month for the next two years. If you purchase the car, you will pay it off in monthly payments over the next two years at an APR of 6 percent. You believe that you will be able to sell the car for $22,000 in two years.

 

What is the present value of purchasing the car? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

 

Present value of lease

$

 

What is the present value of leasing the car? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

 

Present value of purchase

$

 

What break-even resale price in two years would make you indifferent between buying and leasing? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

 

Break-even sale price

$

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