Chapter Review
Understanding Percent
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Convert 0.45 to percent form.
2
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What is 70% of 200?
3
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Rewrite the fraction as a percentage.
4
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20 is what percent of 500?
Discounts, Markups, and Sales Tax
5
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An item with a retail price of $250.00 is on sale for 30% off. What is the sale price of the item? Round to the nearest penny.
6
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The sales price of an item is $38.50 after a 40% discount. What was the retail price of the item? Round to the nearest penny.
7
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A retailer buys an item for $1,000.00 and has a 65% markup. What is the retail price of the item? Round to the nearest penny.
8
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The sale price of an item is $46.00 and the retail price is $65.00. What is the percent discount? Round to two decimal places.
9
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The retail price of an item is $345.38 and sales tax in the region is 8.25%. How much is the sales tax?
Simple Interest
10
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$3,000 is invested in a 5-year CD earning 2.25% interest. How much is the CD worth in 5 years?
11
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A $4,000.00 simple interest loan is taken out for 3 years at 12.5%. How much is owed when the loan comes due?
12
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A $10,000 loan with annual simple interest of 14.9% is taken out for 90 days. How much is due in 90 days?
13
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A simple interest loan for $20,000 is taken out at 13.9% annual interest rate. A partial payment of $13,500.00 is made 30 days into the loan period. After this payment, what will the remaining balance be?
14
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Find the present value of an investment with future value of $15,000 if the investment earns 3.55% simple interest for 10 years?
Compound Interest
15
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Find the future value after 20 years of $15,000 deposited in an account bearing 4.26% interest compounded quarterly.
16
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What is the effective annual yield for an account bearing 3.21% interest compounded quarterly? Round to two decimal places if necessary.
17
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Find the present value of $100,000 in an account bearing 5.25% interest compounded daily after 30 years.
Making a Personal Budget
18
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In budgeting, what is the difference between an expense that is a need and an expense that is a want?
19
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Apply the 50-30-20 budget philosophy to a monthly income of $6,000.00.
20
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Create the budget for a person with the following income and bills, and determine how much the income exceeds or falls short of the expenses:
Job = $5,250, Side job = $550, rent = $1,150.00, utilities = $150.00, internet = $39.99, student loans = $375.00, food = $550.00, bus and subway = $112.00, credit cards = $200.00, entertainment = $400.00, clothing = $150.00.
Job = $5,250, Side job = $550, rent = $1,150.00, utilities = $150.00, internet = $39.99, student loans = $375.00, food = $550.00, bus and subway = $112.00, credit cards = $200.00, entertainment = $400.00, clothing = $150.00.
21
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In question 20, the budget for a person was created. Can the person afford to buy a car if the monthly payments will be $365.50, monthly car insurance will be $114.75, and gasoline will be $200.00?
Methods of Savings
22
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Why is a CD less flexible than a money market account?
23
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Which is likely to have the highest interest rate, a savings account, CD, or money market account?
24
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$3,000 is deposited in a money market account bearing 3.88% interest compounded monthly. How much is the account worth in 15 years?
25
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Refer to question 24. What is the return on investment for the money market account? Round to two decimal places, if necessary.
26
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$300 is deposited monthly in an ordinary annuity that bears 6.5% interest compounded monthly. How much is in the annuity after 30 years?
27
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How much must be deposited quarterly in an account bearing 4.89% interest compounded quarterly for 30 years so the account has a future value of $500,000?
Investments
28
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Why is investing in a stock riskier than in a mutual fund?
29
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Which investment offers high rates of return with reduced risk?
30
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Which investment offer a fixed rate of return over time?
31
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Which is the riskiest investment?
32
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How much is earned on a 10-year bond with issue price of $1,000 that pays 3.9% annually?
33
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Henri’s employer matches up to 6% of salary for IRA contributions. Henri’s annual income is $52,500. If Henri wants to deposit $3,000 annually in his IRA, how much in matching funds does the employer deposit in the IRA?
34
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How much must be deposited quarterly in a mutual fund that is expected to earn 11.2% interest compounded quarterly if the account is to be worth $1,000,000 after 38 years?
35
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Lorraine purchases stocks for $5,000. The stocks paid dividends by reinvesting the dividends in stock. She sold the stock for $13,750 after 6 years. What was Lorraine’s annual return on that investment? Round to two decimal places if necessary.
36
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What are two ways stocks earn money?
The Basics of Loans
37
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What is an installment loan?
38
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An installment loan with monthly payments has an outstanding balance of $3,560. If the annual interest rate is 9%, how much interest will be paid that month?
39
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A loan for $42,000 is taken out for 6 years at 7.5% interest. What are the payments for that loan?
40
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The total interest paid on a loan was $4,500. The loan had an origination fee of $400.00, a $125.00 processing fee, and a filing fee of $250.00. How much was the cost of financing for that loan?
41
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Using the amortization table below, what is the remaining balance after payment 25?
Understanding Student Loans
42
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If a college program takes 5 years, how long is the student’s eligibility period for student loans?
43
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What is the funding gap for a student with cost of college equal to $35,750 and non-loan financial aid of $24,150?
44
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What is the maximum amount of federal subsidized and unsubsidized loans for a dependent student in their third year of an undergraduate data science program?
45
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A single person has gross income of $28,500. Their poverty guideline is $12,000. What is their discretionary income?
Credit Cards
46
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The billing cycle for a credit card goes from March 15 to April 14. The balance at the start of the billing cycle is $450.00. The list of transactions on the card is below. Find the average daily balance for the billing cycle.
Date | Activity | Amount |
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15-Mar | Billing Date Balance | $450.00 |
21-Mar | Movie | $50.00 |
28-Mar | Gasoline | $65.00 |
31-Mar | Snacks | $15.50 |
1-Apr | Dinner | $63.60 |
1-Apr | Payment | $300.00 |
1-Apr | Gasoline | $48.90 |
9-Apr | Plane Tickets | $288.50 |
47
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The average daily balance for Greg’s last credit card statement was $1,403.50. The card charges 15.9% interest. If the billing cycle for that statement was 30 days, how much interest is Greg charged?
48
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The billing cycle for a credit card goes from March 15 to April 14. The balance at the start of the billing cycle is $450.00. The list of transactions on the card is below. The interest rate is 15.9%. What is the balance due at the end of the billing cycle?
Date | Activity | Amount |
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15-Mar | Billing Date Balance | $450.00 |
21-Mar | Movie | $50.00 |
28-Mar | Gasoline | $65.00 |
31-Mar | Snacks | $15.50 |
1-Apr | Dinner | $63.60 |
1-Apr | Payment | $300.00 |
1-Apr | Gasoline | $48.90 |
9-Apr | Plane Tickets | $288.50 |
Buying or Leasing a Car
49
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Name three common fees when leasing a car.
50
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Name three common fees when buying a car.
51
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If the cost of a car is $35,500, and the residual value of the car after 3 years is $27,800, what is the monthly depreciation for the car?
52
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What is the annual interest rate if the money factor is 0.000045?
53
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What is the payment for a lease on a car if the price of the car is $29,900, the residual price of the car is $16,500, the lease is for 24 months, and the APR is 8.9%?
Renting and Homeownership
54
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Name two advantages of renting a residence.
55
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Name two advantages of buying a home.
56
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What is PMI?
57
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What are the monthly payments for a 25-year mortgage for $165,000 at 4.8% interest, not including escrow?
58
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What are the monthly payments, including escrow, for a 25-year mortgage for $165,000 at 4.8% interest, if the property taxes are $5,200 annually, the homeowner’s insurance is $825 every 6 months, and the PMI is $45 per month?
Income Tax
59
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What is the maximum gift that a person can receive that is an exemption on federal income taxes?
60
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Find the gross income if a person earns $51,500 at their full-time job, they earn $5,300 for contracted services, and $5,000 in gambling winnings.
61
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Find adjusted gross income for a person with a gross income of $67,850, if they had a $2,000 gift, they paid $1,000 in mortgage interest, $4,250 in property taxes, and they contributed $750 to a qualifying charity.
62
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How much SSI is paid by a person with an annual income of $183,500?
63
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How much in FICA taxes are paid from a person’s paycheck with gross income of $3,450?
64
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How much in federal income tax does a person filing single pay if their taxable income is $205,240? Use the tax table below.
Bracket | Lower Income Limit | Upper Income Limit | Tax Rate |
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1 | 0 | $10,275 | 10% |
2 | $10,276 | $41,775 | 12% |
3 | $41,776 | $89,075 | 22% |
4 | $89,076 | $170,050 | 24% |
5 | $170,051 | $215,950 | 32% |
6 | $215,951 | $539,900 | 35% |
7 | $539,901 | 37% |