Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: Maynard Appliances is holding a “Fifty-Fifty Sale.” Major

Maynard Appliances is holding a “Fifty-Fifty Sale.” Major appliances may be purchased for nothing down and no interest to pay if the customer pays 50% of the purchase price in six months and the remai...

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Q: Rearrange N = L(1 – d1)(1 – d2

Rearrange N = L(1 – d1)(1 – d2)(1 – d3), to isolate d3 on the left side.

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Q: Donnelly Excavating has received two offers on a used backhoe that Donnelly

Donnelly Excavating has received two offers on a used backhoe that Donnelly is advertising for sale. Offer 1 is for $10,000 down, $15,000 in 6 months, and $15,000 in 18 months. Offer 2 is for $8000 do...

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Q: For the five-year period ended October 31, 2019,

For the five-year period ended October 31, 2019, a Canadian Equity Income Fund had compound annual returns of 14.40% while a Canadian Dividend fund had returns of 4.31% compounding annually. How much...

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Q: Isaac borrowed $3000 at 10.5% compounded quarterly 3

Isaac borrowed $3000 at 10.5% compounded quarterly 3 1 2 years ago. One year ago he made a payment of $1200. What amount will extinguish the loan today?

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Q: For the five-year period ended October 31, 2019,

For the five-year period ended October 31, 2019, a North American Resource Fund had a compound annual return of 7.99% compared to the average annual five-year returns of –0.337% for funds in the same...

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Q: Todd agreed to pay Laurie two payments of $1500: one

Todd agreed to pay Laurie two payments of $1500: one on May 1 and the second on October 1. Todd now wishes to settle the debt with one equivalent payment on August 1. If the money was borrowed at 4.25...

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Q: Payments of $2400 originally scheduled to be paid today, $

Payments of $2400 originally scheduled to be paid today, $1200 due 18 months from today, and $3000 due 33 months from today are to be replaced with a single payment due six months from now. Using 6% c...

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Q: Jarmila borrowed $3000, $3500, and $4000 from

Jarmila borrowed $3000, $3500, and $4000 from her grandmother on December 1 in each of three successive years at college. They agreed that interest would accumulate at the rate of 4% compounded semian...

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Q: If the inflation rate for the next 10 years is 1.

If the inflation rate for the next 10 years is 1.7% per year, what hourly rate of pay in 10 years will be equivalent to $15 per hour today?

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