
What is to be learned? • What hire purchase is. • Advantages and disadvantages of hire purchase
Hire Purchase • Buy over a period of time • Usually monthly payments • Also deposit (often 10%) You do not get your deposit back!
Advantages • Get it straight away • Do not have to save up
Disadvantages • Costs more usually* • May still be paying for it when it no longer is in use (broken, lost, fed up with it etc.) *Unless Interest free credit
Basic Charlie buys a washing machine Cash Price £800 or HP - £80 deposit and 12 payments of £65. Payments = 12 X 65 = 780 Add deposit → 780 + 80 = £860 Dearer by £60
Hire Purchase • Do not pay all at once • Pay deposit and monthly payments • Usually dearer
Bike costs £240 cash or 15% deposit and 12 payments of £21 Deposit = 15% of 240 = 0.15 X 240 = £36 Payments = 12 X 21 = £252 Total = 252 + 36 = £288