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Excel Activity #2 Car Leasing or Buying
Terms • List Price, Recommended Retail Price (RRP), or Retail Price or Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)- price which the manufacturer recommends that the retailer sell the product. The intention was to help to standardize prices among locations.Takes into account advertisement, packaging, distribution, and other business costs. • Amortization - The paying off of debt with a fixed repayment schedule in regular installments over a period of time.
Terms, cont. • Leasing -Dealerships offer a car for a fixed period of time at an agreed amount of money for the lease. • Lease without purchase, dealership allows customer to lease the car for a specified period of time, usually 2, 3, or 4 years. At the end of this time the customer returns the car. • lease with the possibility of purchase, dealership allows customer to lease the car for a specified period of time, usually 2, 3, or 4 years. If all the rental payments are made in full, the customer will then be allowed to buy the car at the contractual purchase option price.
Terms, cont. • Borrow to Own – Using a third party to pay for the car you are purchasing. Financing is arranged either by the dealer which provides the car, by independent finance brokers who work on commission, or you can pre-qualify with your bank or credit union before car shopping. Interest rate, payment amount, time of the loan will be fixed. • Resale Value - The trade value of a good that has already been purchased.