Question

1. Which of the following options is a better purchase for a microwave?

Answer 1

1. Which of the following options is a better purchase for a microwave? 

D. $10 down with equal payments of $5 for 24 weeks


2. An employer may conduct an aptitude test to check for what? 

D. The capacity to acquire certain skills (not sure about this one, but it's my best guess)


3. John and Mary Billings own a condominium with an assessed value of $110,000. If the tax rate is 25 mills per $1.00 of assessed valuation, how much tax do they pay? 

B. $2,750


Rob Polanski is a tractor salesman. Last week his total sales amounted to $38,642.00, and he received $2,704.94 in commission. What is his rate of commission? 

D. 7%


5. A letter of application is intended to 


D. outline your value to a prospective employer


6. From net earnings of $740 per month, Lisa Jones must spend $200 for her portion of the rent on an apartment she shares with two friends. What percent of her net income is her rent payment?

B. 27%


7. An animal shelter has a ratio of dogs to cats that's 3:2. If there are 30 cats at the shelter, how many dogs are there? 


B. 45


8. For a two week period, John and Amanda had the following transactions occur to their checking account: a deposit of $1,644.50; checks written for $190, $45, and $7.50; and debit card transactions for $30, $5.59, $7.20, and $21.30. What is the ending balance for this time frame? 

A. $1,337.91

9. Mary Stevens earns $6 an hour at her job and is entitled to time-and-a-half for overtime and double time on holidays. Last week she worked 40 hours of regular time, 61/2 hours of overtime, and 8 hours of holiday time. How much did she earn? 

D. $394.50


10. John bought a used truck for $4,500. He made an agreement with the dealer to put $1,500 down and make payments of $350 for the next 10 months. The extra cost paid by taking this deal is equivalent to what actual yearly rate of interest? 

A. 33%

11. Mary Palm's checking account had a starting balance of $785.63. She wrote a check for $57.00 for groceries and a check for $125.00 for a car payment. Yesterday she deposited $57.25 in her checking account. What is Mary's current balance? 

C. $660.88

12. Suppose your bank honors a check for which you don't have sufficient funds in your checking account. This action means that you've arranged beforehand for a/an _______ loan. 

B. overdraft

13. Ralph Jordan recently bought a new lawnmower for $228.00. If he paid 6% sales tax on the lawnmower, what was the total cost of the lawnmower? 

B. $241.68

14. The gross income of Abelina Bennett is $215 per week. Her deductions are: $15.16, FICA tax; $29.33, income tax; 2% state tax; 1% city tax; and 3% retirement fund. What is her net income? 

C. $157.61

15. If Michelle walked 5 meters, how many inches did she walk? 

C. 196.85 inches

16. Lily Quinn makes $12.50 an hour. She works 4 hours on Monday, 6 hours on Tuesday, 9 hours on Wednesday, 3 hours on Thursday, and 7 hours on Friday. What is her gross pay? 

D. $362.50

17. Jan Quint earns $11.00 an hour at her job and is entitled to time-and-a-half for overtime, and double time on holidays. Last week she worked 40 hours of regular time, 9 hours of overtime, and 12 hours of holiday time. How much did she earn last week?

D. $852.50

18. The mean is defined as the 

B. average of a data set.

19. A home mortgage is usually borrowed for how long? 

D. 20–30 years

20. Eliza Savage received a statement from her bank showing a checking account balance of $324.18 as of January 18. Her own checkbook shows a balance of $487.38 as of January 29. The bank returned all of the cancelled checks but three. The amounts of these three checks are $15.00, $77.49, and $124.28. How much did Eliza deposit in her account between January 18 and January 29? 

C. $379.97

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

#1) D. $10 down with equal payments of $5 for 24 weeks ; #2) C. Test your actual skills, such as typing; #3) B. $2750; #4) D. 7%; #5) A. Accompany your portfolio; #6) B. 27%; #7) B. 45; #8) A. $1337.91; #9) D. $394.50; #10) C. 36%; #11) C. $660.88; #12) B. Overdraft; #13) B. $241.68; #14) C. $157.61; #15) C. $196.85; #16) D. $362.50; #17) D. $852.50; #18) B. Average; #19) D. 20-30 years; #20) C. $379.97.

Explanation:

#1) $20 down with equal payments of $10 for 12 weeks  would be 20+10(12) = 20+120 = $140.  $0 down with equal payments of $15 for 9 weeks  would be 0+15(9) = $135.  $5 down with equal payments of $10 for 15 weeks  would be 5+10(15) = 5+150 = $155.  $10 down with equal payments of $5 for 24 weeks would be 10+5(24) = 10+120 = $130; this is the best deal.

#2) An aptitude test measures your aptitude, which is your ability.  This means it would test specific skills.

#3) Their home is valued at $110,000 and the tax rate is 25 mills per $1.00; to calculate this, we multiply the value by the tax rate and divide by 1000:

110000(25) = 2750000/1000 = 2750

#4) $2,704.94 for $38,642.00 in sales would be a rate of:

2704.94/38642.00 = 0.07 = 7%

#5) The purpose of an application letter is to gain the interest of a prospective employer.  You want to get them to read your resume; this means it is to accompany your portfolio.

#6) $200 out of her $740 income is

200/740 = 0.27 = 27%.

#7) The ratio of dogs to cats is 3:2, or 3/2.  We can use this to set up a proportion:

3/2 = x/30

Cross multiply:

3*30 = 2*x

90 = 2x

Divide both sides by 2:

90/2 = 2x/2

45 = x

#8) We take the initial deposit of $1,644.50 and subtract $190, $45, $7.50, $30, $5.59, $7.20, and $21.30:

1644.50 - (190+45+7.50+30+5.59+7.20+21.30) = 1644.5-306.59 = $1337.91

#9) $6 an hour for 40 hours of regular time is 6(40) = 240. 6 1/2 hours of overtime at time-and-a-half is 6(1.5) = $9 for each hour, for 6 1/2 hours:  9(6.5) =  58.50.  8 hours of holiday pay at double pay is 6(2) = $12 for each hour, for 8 hours:  8(12) = 96.  This gives us a total of

240+58.50+96 = $394.50.

#10) The extra amount comes out to 36% actual yearly interest.

#11) Starting out with $785.63, we subtract $57.00 and $125.00, and then we add $57.25:

785.63-57-125 = 603.63+57.25 = $660.88

#12) Overdraft protection, or an overdraft loan, protects you from bouncing a check in the event that you do not have sufficient funds in your account.

#13) $228.00 with 6% sales tax would be:

228(1.06) = $241.68

#14) $215 with $15.16 FICA tax is

215-15.16 = 199.84.

After $29.33 income tax we have

199.84-29.33 = $170.51

Deducting 2% state tax means we deduct 0.02(215) = $4.30;

170.51-4.30 = 166.21

Deducting 1% city tax means we deduct 0.01(215) = $2.15;

166.21-2.15 = 164.06

Deducting 3% retirement means deduct 0.03(215) = $6.45;

164.06-6.45 = $157.61.

#15) The conversion from meters to inches is 39.3701; 5(39.3701) = 196.8505, which rounds to 196.85.

#16) Earning $12.50 an hour, she works a total of 4+6+9+3+7 =  29 hours; 29*12.50 = $362.50

#17) $11.00 for 40 hours of regular time gives us 11(40) = $440.  9 hours of overtime at time-and-a-half is 11(1.5) = 16.50 for 9 hours, or 16.50(9) = $148.50. 12 hours of holiday pay at double pay is 11(2) = 22 for 12 hours, or 22(12) = $264.  This gives us a total of

440+148.50+264 = $852.50.

#18) The mean is another word for the average of a data set.

#19) The average home loan is for 20 to 30 years.  This is because people generally purchase a mortgage with the intention of staying a lifetime.

#20) The January 18 balance was $324.18. Taking off the three checks that had not been returned, this gives us

324.18 - 15 - 77.49 - 124.28 = 107.41.

To create the balance of $487.38 she would have had to deposit

487.38-107.41 = $379.97.