MAT 115 WEEK 5 QUIZ
1 18981 at 9for 208 days
a $97349
b. $1034.33
c. $987.01
d. $1020.16
2. A loan of $1870 at 11% made on October 5 and due January 16.
a. $46.21
b. $58.85
c. $58.05
d. $46.85
3. A promissory note for $5380 at 6.2% made on July 15 and due December 28.
a. $153.81
b. $151.70
c. $150.79
d. $152.88
4. Shuler- Teas borrowed $9805. The simple interest loan was repaid in 7 months at 8½ %. Find the amount of the repayment.
a. $10,291.16
b. $10,638.43
c. $10,284.50
d. $10,504.32
5. Keith Wendell plans to borrow $5810. He has decided on a term of 95 days at 8% interest. He has a choice of two lenders. One calculates interest using a 360-day year and the other uses a 365-day year. Find the amount of interest Wendell will save by using the lender with the 365-day year.
a. $1.54
b. $1.67
c. $1.63
d. $1.68
6. Lauren Michel lends $17,000 at a rate of 10.7% . Find how long it will take for her investment to earn $1121.72 in interest. (Round to the nearest day)
a. 225 days
b. 222 days
c. 258 days
d. 254 days
7. Sandra Leatherwood invested money received from a game show for 10 months at 9% interest. If she received $1687.50 interest on her investment during this time, find the amount that she invested.
a. $18,750
b. $15,625
c. $22,500
d. $13,500
Find the proceeds for the following simple discount notes. 0
8. Face value $4530, discount rate 7.2%, time 125 days.
a. $113.25
b. $111.70
c. $4416.75
d. $4418.30
9. Face value $15,000, discount rate 6.5%, time 70 days.
a. $14,813.01
b. $186.99
c. $14,810.42
d. $189.58
10. Mark McClennan signed a simple discount note for $2950 for 100 days at a rate of 8.5%. Find the effective interest rate based on the proceeds received by McClennan.
a. 8.8%
b. 8.5%
c. 8.6%
d. 8.7%
11. Adrienne Vu borrowed $12,500 at 7.5% simple interest for 280 days on February 4. The bank later sold the note at an 8% discount on February 28. Find the proceeds to the bank.
a. $12,538.89
b. $12,476.58
c. $12,548.61
d. $12,463.54
12. A 90-day simple discount promissory note for $2600 with a simple discount rate of 9.5% was signed on May 30. It was discounted on July 6 at 11%. Find the proceeds at the time of the sale.
a. $2563.64
b. $2557.89
c. $2618.64
d. $2642.11
13. A $17,000 T-bill is purchased at a 2.75% discount rate for 20 weeks. Find the effective rate of interest to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
a. 2.76%
b. 2.77%
c. 2.78%
d. 2.75%
The following note was discounted at 16%. Find the proceeds. 0
14. Loan date June 14, face value $5000, length of loan 100 days, rate 10%, discount date Aug. 7.
a. $5033.83
b. $5138.89
c. $4936.11
d. $5243.94
15. A local bank lends $5000 using a 120-day 8% simple interest note that was signed on March 6. The bank later sells the note at a discount of 12% on May 16. Find the proceeds.
a. $5217.17
b. $4918.33
c. $5049.49
d. $5133.33