Lakeside Components wishes to purchase parts in one month for sale in the next. On June 1, the company has 11,000 parts in stock, although sales for June are estimated to total 13,700 parts. Total sales of parts are expected to be 8,700 in July and 14,700 in August. Parts are purchased at a wholesale price of $15. The supplier has a financing arrangement by which Lakeside Components pays 70 percent of the purchase price in the month when the parts are delivered and 30 percent in the following month. Lakeside purchased 13,000 parts in May. Required:
a. Estimate purchases (in units) for June and July.
June July
Merchandise to be purchased in units: ? units ? units
b. Estimate the cash required to make purchases in June and July.
Month of payment
June:
July:

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of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.