t to buy a Honda Civic. The MSRP is ​$26,185. Honda offers a purchase financing plan with no money down and ​48 end-of-month payments of ​$550. Should you buy the car for cash or take​ Honda's purchase​ financing? You have the cash and you could invest it and earn at least ​4%.    Question content area bottom Part 1 What is the present value of all the​ payments? ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.) Which of the following statements is​ true?  ​(Choose the best​ response.) A. You should borrow money to buy the car because its present value is lower. B. You should pay cash to buy the car b

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You want to buy a Honda Civic. The MSRP is ​$26,185. Honda offers a purchase financing plan with no money down and ​48 end-of-month payments of ​$550. Should you buy the car for cash or take​ Honda's purchase​ financing? You have the cash and you could invest it and earn at least ​4%.   

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What is the present value of all the​ payments? ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)

Which of the following statements is​ true?  ​(Choose the best​ response.)

A. You should borrow money to buy the car because its present value is lower.

B. You should pay cash to buy the car because its present value is lower.

C. You should pay cash to buy the car because its present value is higher.

D. You should borrow money to buy the car because its present value is higher.

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