Exercise 6-11: Pharaoh Excavating Inc. is purchasing a bulldozer. The equipment has a price of $106,900. The manufacturer has offered a payment plan that would allow Pharaoh to make 13 equal annual payments of $14,278.27, with the first payment due one year after the purchase.
How much total interest will Pharaoh pay on this payment plan? (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)
Total interest:
Pharaoh could borrow $106,900 from its bank to finance the purchase at an annual rate of 8%.
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Should Pharaoh borrow from the bank or use the manufacturer's payment plan to pay for the equipment? (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 7%.)
Manufacturer's rate:
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