Chapter 9 Section 1 and 2
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Purchasing a New Vehicle
Define the following terms:
1. Base Price:
2. Options:
3. Destination Charge:
4. Sticker Price:
a. Formula:
5. What do you think is included in the base price?
6. What are some options that you might want to have in a new car?
7. What else might you need to consider when purchasing a new car?
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You are now going to go research 4 different types of cars and their prices and options.
8. Choose 4 different models of cars. Make one of these your “Dream Car.” Fill in
their names in the chart on the next page.
9. Choose 2 options that you want to research other than those listed in the chart. Fill
them in the chart.
10. Go to the computers and find the prices for each of the things in your chart.
11. Be prepared to discuss your findings with the class.
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Complete the following problems:
12. Carlos and Maria are shopping for a new car. They are pricing a minivan with allwheel drive. The base price is listed at $25,535. The options are the touch-screen
DVD navigation system at $1,225, a heavy-duty engine cooling system at $154,
trailer tow package at $568, and a keyless entry system at $132. The destination
charge is $349. What is the sticker price?
13. Find the sticker price:
a. Cargo Van
Base price:
Options:
4.6L EFI VB
Speed control
Trailer tow package
Destination charge:
b. Sports Car
Base Price:
Options:
4-speed elec. trans.
Leather seats
AM/FM w/ CD player
Destination charge:
$22,245
$1,186
$204
$336
$715
$16,725
$860
$710
$220
$465
14. Go to page 316 in the book and complete problems 5, 6, 10 and 13.
Chapter 9 Section 1 and 2
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Dealer’s Cost
Answer the following questions, using information from chapter 9, section 2.
1. What is Dealer’s Cost?
2. How do we find Dealer’s Cost?
3. How do we find the percent of the base price?
4. How do we find the percent of the options price?
5. Why would you want to know the dealer’s cost of a vehicle?
Complete the following problems:
6. Mr. Johnson wants to purchase a new car. The car has s base price of $12,905,
options totaling $2,010, and a destination charge of $360. He reads in a consumer
magazine that the dealer’s cost for the car is about 95% of the base price and 89%
of the options price. What should they estimate as the dealer’s cost?
STEP 1: Find the percent of the base price
STEP 2: Find the percent of the options price
STEP 3: Find the dealer’s cost
Dealer’s cost = % of base price + % of options price + destination charge
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7. The dealer’s cost of a SUV is 88% of the base price, 90% of the options price, plus
a destination charge of $340. The base price for the SUV is $53,105, and the
options price is $1785. What is the dealer’s cost?
8. A car has a base price of $41,036.00 with options totaling $2,425.00 and a
destination charge of $450. Consumer Reports shows the dealers cost as 87.7
percent of the base price and 90.2 percent of the options. What is the dealer’s
cost?
9. On page 319, do problems #3, 7, 9, 10