Concept explainers
(a)
Find the payments be at the end of the 10th, 20th and 40th weeks.
(a)
Answer to Problem 63PPS
$11.79; $30.58; $205.72
Explanation of Solution
Given:
High Tech Electronics advertises a weekly installment plan for the purchase of a popular brand of high definition television. The buyer pays $5 at the end of first week, $5.50 at the end of 2nd week, $6.05 at the end of third week, and so on one year.(Assume 1 yr = 52 wk).
What will be the payments be at the end of the 10th, 20th and 40th weeks?
Concept Used:
Given:
Calculation:
Thus,
(b)
Find the total cost of the TV.
(b)
Answer to Problem 63PPS
$7052.15
Explanation of Solution
Given:
High Tech Electronics advertises a weekly installment plan for the purchase of a popular brand of high definition television. The buyer pays $5 at the end of first week, $5.50 at the end of 2nd week, $6.05 at the end of third week, and so on one year.(Assume 1 yr = 52 wk).
Find the total cost of the TV.
Concept Used:
Given:
Calculation:
Thus, total cost of the TV is in 1 year $7052.15
(c)
Find why the cost is found in part b not entirely accurate.
(c)
Explanation of Solution
Given:
High Tech Electronics advertises a weekly installment plan for the purchase of a popular brand of high definition television. The buyer pays $5 at the end of first week, $5.50 at the end of 2nd week, $6.05 at the end of third week, and so on one year.(Assume 1 yr = 52 wk).
Why the cost is found in part b not entirely accurate.
Concept Used:
Each payment made is rounded to the nearest penny, so the sum of the payments will actually be more than the sum found in part b.
Thus,
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