Tess is going to purchase a new car that has a list price of $29,190. She is planning on trading in her good-condition 2006 Dodge Dakota and financing the rest of the cost over four years, paying monthly. Her finance plan has an interest rate of 10. 73%, compounded monthly. Tess will also be responsible for 7. 14% sales tax, a $1,235 vehicle registration fee, and a $97 documentation fee. If the dealer gives Tess 75% of the listed trade-in price on her car, once the financing is paid off, what percent of the total amount paid over four years would be interest? (Consider the trade-in to be a reduction in the amount paid. ) Dodge Cars in Good Condition Model/Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Viper $7,068 $7,225 $7,626 $7,901 $8,116 Neon $6,591 $6,777 $6,822 $7,191 $7,440 Intrepid $8,285 $8,579 $8,699 $9,030 $9,121 Dakota $7,578 $7,763 $7,945 $8,313 $8,581 a. 21. 39% b. 19. 15% c. 23. 43% d. 18. 98%.

Suppose that fixed costs for a firm in the automobile industry (start-up costs of factories, capital equipment, and so on) are $5 billion and that variable costs are equal to $17,000 per finished automobile. because more firms increase competition in the market, the market price falls as more firms enter an automobile market, or specifically, , where n represents the number of firms in a market. assume that the initial size of the u.s. and the european automobile markets are 300 million and 533 million people, respectively.a. calculate the equilibrium number of firms in the u.s. and european automobile markets without trade.b. what is the equilibrium price of automobiles in the united states and europe if the automobile industry is closed to foreign trade? c. now suppose that the united states decides on free trade in automobiles with europe. the trade agreement with the europeans adds 533 million consumers to the automobile market, in addition to the 300 million in the united states. how many automobile firms will there be in the united states and europe combined? what will be the new equilibrium price of automobiles? d. why are prices in the united states different in (c) and (b)? are consumers better off with free trade? in what ways?