Adele Doesn't Like to Wait to Purchase Items That She

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Essay

Adele doesn't like to wait to purchase items that she wants, but Agnes prefers to pay for things she wants in full. They are both planning on buying a video game system. The store is running an offer that consumers can buy the system for $400 or pay $120 per month for four months. Either choice allows the consumer to leave the store with the video game system. Using the discount rate of 2% per month, which payment scheme leaves the consumer better off? If Adele is a hyperbolic discounter and if her per month discount rates are 50% for the first two months and 2% thereafter, which will she prefer?

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