Scenario: You are in the market for a new car. You do not have a trade-in, but you have saved $3,000 toward a down payment. You currently earn $3,750.00 gross monthly income, of which 28% is withheld for various deductions. You have heard of the 20% rule of thumb, but want to limit your payments to no more than 18% of your net monthly income because of other debt commitments. You currently have a credit score of 685. You expect to drive the car an average 15,000 miles per year. You're considering purchasing a used-rather than new car. This strategy offers several advantages. Which of the following is not an advantage of purchasing a used car?
A. The reduced down payment required for the purchase
B. A lack of knowledge and confidence in the mechanical condition of the car
C. The price of the automobile
D. Avoidance of the vehicle's significant decrease in value due to depreciation

B. A lack of knowledge and confidence in the mechanical condition of the car.

Explanation:

One need to be expert in analyzing a car condition in order to buy a used car. The used car is mechanically weak and the buyer should have good knowledge for the mechanical condition of the car. This is a disadvantage if a person has lack of knowledge in car mechanic when in a situation to buy a  used car.

i guess you could put raise the economic balance

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.