Use Worksheet 5.2 and Exhibit 5.9. Denise Green is currently renting an apartment for $650 per month and paying $400 annually for renters insurance. She just found a small townhouse she can buy for $175,000. She has enough cash for a $10,000 down payment and $4,200 in closing costs. Denise estimated the following costs as a percentage of the homes price: property taxes, 2.5 percent; homeowners insurance, 0.5 percent; and maintenance, 0.7 percent. She is in the 25 percent tax bracket. Using Worksheet 5.2, calculate the cost of each alternative and recommend the least costly option - rent or buy - for Denise. Assume Denises security deposit is equal to one months rent of $650. Also assume a 4% after tax rate return on her savings, a 3% annual appreciation in home price, and a 6% mortgage interest rate for 30 years.1. Cost of renting. Round the answer to the nearest dollar. $
2. Cost of buying. Round the answer to to the nearest dollar.
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Suppose there are three types of consumers who attend concerts at your university’s performing arts center: students, staff, and faculty. each of these groups has a different willingness to pay for tickets; within each group, willingness to pay is identical. there is a fixed cost of $1,000 to put on a concert, but there are essentially no variable costs. for each concert: i. there are 140 students willing to pay $20. (ii) there are 200 staff members willing to pay $35. (iii) there are 100 faculty members willing to pay $50. a) if the performing arts center can charge only one price, what price should it charge? what are profits at this price? b) if the performing arts center can price discriminate and charge two prices, one for students and another for faculty/staff, what are its profits? c) if the performing arts center can perfectly price discriminate and charge students, staff, and faculty three separate prices, what are its profits?