Q26 Lucy wants to buy a bed costing €1,800 for her home. She researched different borrowing options on CCPC.ie to help her decide which personal loan to choose.
Option A – Bank Loan 12 monthly repayments @ €164.25 Option B – Credit Union Loan 1-year loan with an interest rate of 9%
(i) Calculate the total cost of the loan for each option. Workings:
Workings:
Total cost:
Total cost:
(ii) Calculate the total interest Lucy would pay for each option. Option A interest:
Option B interest: (iii) Advise Lucy on which option she should choose. Give one reason for your answer.
Option: Reason:
Q27 Oisin wants to buy a car and needs to borrow €9,000 over 2 years to pay for it. He has used his credit union’s website to find the two loan options below.
Option A – One Repayment One repayment of €9,868 after 2 years
(i) Calculate the total cost of Option B. Answer
€
(ii) Calculate the total interest paid for each option. Option A interest:
Option: Reason:
Workings
Option B – Monthly Repayments 24 monthly repayments of €399
Option B interest: (iii) Advise Oisin on which option he should choose. Give one reason for your answer.