Part I: The Costs of Your Vehicle: 81000 Blue/black
Part I: The Costs of Your Vehicle: 81000 Blue/black
Part I: The Costs of Your Vehicle: 81000 Blue/black
warranty costs (if applicable): ______________ additional costs: (freight/PDI etc) __________________
other specifications : ____security system , AM/ FM stereo alloy wheels anti theft anti starter Cd
player dual airbag keyless entry power brakes power brakes power mirrors power steering
power windows rear defroster tilt steering power locks cruise control power
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Other costs : $200 (gas tax, air conditioning tax, Tire Stewardship fee)
For your character, what down payment (if any) has been saved so far ? __no money has been
saved__________________
a) If your character has a down payment available, there will remain a balance to be paid.
What is the remaining amount (principal amount) which must be financed through either a
car loan or a personal loan? _________________6, 774.35
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b) If your car dealership offers you financing for the balance of the money at an interest rate
of 6.54% compounded monthly, paid over a term of 60 months (5 years) how much will
you end up paying to the bank at the end of the term ? ( Show your work ! )
A= P(1+i)n
A= 6, 774.35(1+0.0654)^5
A= 6,774.35(1.3726)
A= $9, 298.47
c) What will your monthly payments work out to be? It would work out to be $154.97 a
month
d) The car dealership decides your credit is risky, and charges you an additional 10% fee for
credit insurance. This fee is added to the principal amount. What is your new principal?
What is your new monthly payment?
3. Car Insurance
Visit the website www.ibc.ca (Insurance Bureau of Canada), and select “Car Insurance” from the
side menu. Click on “Introduction to Car Insurance” and use the information within to answer the
following questions in full sentences.
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You have used the website, www.kanetix.ca to obtain an insurance quote based on your
character and car profile.
a) Based on the information required for the quote, what are some of the major factors that
companies look at when giving an insurance quote? ____________________________________
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b) What was your best quoted price ? (per year) And from which company ?_________________
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c) Redo your insurance quote for the same car, but for an 18 year old male and an 18 year
old female. (In each case, they would have received their G1 license at 16 and G2 at 17.)
What are the newly quote rates: 18 yr old male ____________ 18 year old
female______________
d) How do the newly quoted rates compare to your original quoted rate ? And how do they
compare to each other ?________________________________________________________________
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1. Lisa purchases a new car. She estimates that she will drive 28 000 km in the first year.
Use the vehicle maintenance schedule to estimate Lisa's maintenance costs in the first
year.
2. Justin's truck has a fuel consumption rating of 8.5 L/100 km. In the first 4 years he owns
the truck, Justin drives a total of 183 200 km. He follows the maintenance schedule from
the previous example. Justin pays $1 230.00 insurance each year. He renewed his
driver's licence, once, at a cost of $50.00. His vehicle licence plate is renewed each year
at a cost of $74.00 per year. Justin paid $35 000 for his truck and the rate of depreciation
is as listed in the chart below. If the average cost of fuel is $0.77/L, determine Justin's
average monthly operating cost over the 4 years.