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You are selling your 1996 Mustang. You have already spent $1000 on repairs.

At the last minute, the transmission dies. You can pay $600 to have it repaired, or sell the car "as is."
In each of the following scenarios, should you have the transmission repaired?

1. You could sell the car for $6500 if transmission works, $5700 if it doesn't
A. Yes
B. No

2. You could sell the car for $6000 if transmission works, $5500 if it doesn't
A. Yes
B. No

User Clexmond
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Final answer:

For scenario 1, repair the transmission since the net gain with repair ($5900) is higher than without ($5700). For scenario 2, do not repair as the net gain without repair ($5500) is higher than with repair ($5400).

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whether it is financially better to repair the transmission or sell the car "as is," we will calculate the net gain for each scenario.

Scenario 1:

  • Selling price with a working transmission: $6500
  • Repair cost: $600
  • Net gain if repaired: $6500 - $600 = $5900
  • Selling price without repair: $5700
  • Net gain without repair: $5700

Since $5900 (with repair) is more than $5700 (without repair), the answer is A. Yes, have the transmission repaired.

Scenario 2:

  • Selling price with a working transmission: $6000
  • Repair cost: $600
  • Net gain if repaired: $6000 - $600 = $5400
  • Selling price without repair: $5500
  • Net gain without repair: $5500

In this case, $5400 (with repair) is less than $5500 (without repair), so the answer is B. No, do not repair the transmission.

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