As you prepare to move in to your new home, you are trying to decide whether to install a satellite dish TV system or purchase a DVD Player and rent DVDs. Here are the costs you were quoted:

Satellite TV: One time installation charge of $48 and $38 per month.
DVD: Purchase a DVD player for $160 and rent 8 DVDs per month at $3.00 per DVD.

You want to compare the costs of each option over several months in order to make an appropriate decision. In order to decide which plan is a better deal, you do the following calculations:

At 6 months the Satellite is a better deal because t

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As you prepare to move in to your new home, you are trying to decide whether to install a satellite dish TV system or purchase a DVD Player and rent DVDs.  Here are the costs you were quoted:

Satellite TV:  One time installation charge of $48 and $38 per month.  
DVD:  Purchase a DVD player for $160 and rent 8 DVDs per month at $3.00 per DVD.  

You want to compare the costs of each option over several months in order to make an appropriate decision.  In order to decide which plan is a better deal, you do the following calculations:

At 6 months the Satellite is a better deal because t

anonymous · Answer

Sattelite: 48 + 38m 
DVD:     160 + 24m