Macroeconomics
You are selling your 1996 Mustang. You have already spent $1000 on repairs. At the last minute, the transmission dies. You can pay $600 to have it repaired, or sell the car “as is.” In each of the following scenarios, should you have the transmission repaired? Explain.
- Blue book value (what you could get for the car) is
$6500 if transmission works, $5700 if it doesn’t
- Blue book value is $6000 if transmission works,
$5500 if it doesn’t