Howard owns a small electronics repair shop. He wants to borrow $10,000 now and repay it over the next 1 or 2 years. He believes that new diagnostic test equipment will allow him to work on a wider variety of electronic items and increase his annual revenue. Howard received 2-year repayment options from banks A and B.   Amount to pay $ per year Amount to pay $ per year Year Bank A  Bank B 1 5,378.05 5000.00 2 5,378.05 5755.00 Total Paid 10,756.10 10755.00 During a family conversation, Howard’s brother-in-law offered to lend him the $10,000 now and take $10,600 after exactly 1 year. Now Howard has three options and wonders which one to take. Which one is economically the best?

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Howard owns a small electronics repair shop. He wants to borrow $10,000 now and repay it over the next 1 or 2 years. He believes that new diagnostic test equipment will allow him to work on a wider variety of electronic items and increase his annual revenue. Howard received 2-year repayment options from banks A and B.

  Amount to pay $ per year Amount to pay $ per year
Year Bank A  Bank B
1 5,378.05 5000.00
2 5,378.05 5755.00
Total Paid 10,756.10 10755.00


During a family conversation, Howard’s brother-in-law offered to lend him the $10,000 now and take $10,600 after exactly 1 year. Now Howard has three options and wonders which one to take. Which one is economically the best?

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