Reginald is about to lease an apartment for 30 months. The landlord wants him to make the lease payments at the start of the month. The monthly payments are $1,600 per month. The landlord says he will allow Reg to prepay the rent for the entire lease with a discount. The one-time payment due at the beginning of the lease is $42,864. What is the implied monthly discount rate for the rent? If Reg is earning 0.6% on his savings monthly, should he pay by month or make the one-time payment?
What is the implied monthly discount rate for the rent? ____%
Hence, implied monthly discount rate for the rent is 0.80%
He should pay in one-time payment as it earns at 0.80% which is higher than his current earnings rate (6%).
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