When interest rates are low, some automobile dealers offer loans at 0% APR, as indicated in a 2016 advertisement by a prominent car dealership, offering zero percent financing or cash back deals on some models. Zero percent financing means the obvious thing-that no interest is being charged on the loan. So if we borrow $1,200 at 0% interest and pay it off over 12 months, our monthly payment will be $1,200/12 = $100. Suppose you are buying a new truck at a price of $25,000. You plan to finance your purchase with a loan you will repay over two years. The dealer offers two options: either dealer financing with 0% interest, or a $2,500 rebate on the purchase price. If you take the rebate, you will have to go to the local bank for a loan (of $22,500) at an APR of 6.5%. What would your monthly payment be if you used dealer financing?

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Asa Gordon

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20 October, 09:53

When interest rates are low, some automobile dealers offer loans at 0% APR, as indicated in a 2016 advertisement by a prominent car dealership, offering zero percent financing or cash back deals on some models. Zero percent financing means the obvious thing-that no interest is being charged on the loan. So if we borrow $1,200 at 0% interest and pay it off over 12 months, our monthly payment will be $1,200/12 = $100. Suppose you are buying a new truck at a price of $25,000. You plan to finance your purchase with a loan you will repay over two years. The dealer offers two options: either dealer financing with 0% interest, or a $2,500 rebate on the purchase price. If you take the rebate, you will have to go to the local bank for a loan (of $22,500) at an APR of 6.5%. What would your monthly payment be if you used dealer financing?

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Ben · Answer 1

Monthly payment = $1,041.67

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Suppose you are buying a new truck at a price of $25,000. You plan to finance your purchase with a loan you will repay over two years. The dealer offers two options: either dealer financing with 0% interest, or a $2,500 rebate on the purchase price. If you take the rebate, you will have to go to the local bank for a loan (of $22,500) at an APR of 6.5%.

Monthly payment = 25,000/24months = $1,041.67