Tax questions
Simple Interest
Mix Simple & Compound Interest - I
Compound Interest - II
Mostly Random
100

I am single college student that worked part time and earned $2,000 last year. I have $300 taxes withheld from my paycheck. I know that I am not required to file a tax return but I should file to obtain a refund.

True/False

True
100

Find the simple interest for the following. Round to the nearest cent.

  $16,190 were invested at 11.2% for 134 days 


$674.94

100

Find the proceeds for the following simple discount note.

Face value $14,200, discount rate 11%, time 40 days


$14,026.44 

100

Find the compound amount, round to the nearest cent.

Amount $29,460  with a rate 8%, compounded quarterly for 10 years                   

$65,048.85

100

A business worth $575,000 is expected to grow at 6% per year compounded annually for the next 4 years.

Find the expected future value.

$725,926

200

Lottery winnings are not considered an income, so they can't be a subject to tax.

True/False

False
200

Find the simple interest for the following. Round to the nearest cent.

A loan of $11,000 at 6.2% made on October 15 and due December 31


$145.87

200

Morgan Derrick signed a simple discount note for $6450 for 120 days at a rate of 7.5%. Find the effective interest rate (APR) based on the proceeds received by Derrick.

7.7%

200

Find the interest earned by the following. Assume 3 and 1/2 % (3.5%) interest compounded daily (use the 3 1/2% table). 

$10,050 deposited October 12 and withdrawn December 17


$63.80

200

If you drop a yellow hat in the red sea what does it became ?

Sorry not red, very wet
300

What is the maximum amount of business expenses you can have for your business using Schedule C-EZ?


$5000

300

Erik Johansen signed a 70-day simple interest note for $8130 with a bank that uses exact interest. If the rate is 10% find the maturity value. 


$8285.92

300

 Find the compound amount, round to the nearest cent.

Amount $14,820, rate 6%, compounded                 semiannually  for 13 years


$31,960.66

300

Find the present value of the following (use a PV table or calculator)

Amount  $35,000 for 10 years with a rate 8% compounded quarterly  


$15,851.15

300

What has to be broken before it can be used?

An egg
400

 I was divorced during the year and did not remarry. I have a niece living with me. What is my filing status?


Single

400

Judi Quaife plans to borrow $4150. She has decided on a term of 115 days at 9% simple interest.

She 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 Quaife will save by using the lender with the 365-day year.

$1.63

400

Van Loo deposits $4125 in a certificate of deposit for 5 years. Find the compound amount if the interest is 3% compounded semiannually.


$4787.23

400

Peter Winn makes $38,500 per year operating vending machines.

He was notified of a 3.1% raise in a year in which the CPI index (inflation) increased by 2.6%.  

Find the gain or loss in his purchasing power.


gain of $192.50

400

You can hold it without using your hands or your arms. What is it?

Your Breath
500

Social Security benefits is always non-taxable income. True/False

False
500

Jennifer Majors lends $12,750 at a rate of 8.7% . Find how long (in days) it will take for her investment to earn $354.34 in interest?


115 days

500

Hector Lopez needs $18,000 to build a garage. Find the face value (M) of a simple interest note that will provide the $18,000 in proceeds if he plans to repay the note in 270 days and the bank charges a 13.5% discount rate.

$20,027.82

500

John's Trains and Trucks deposited $17,201 in a savings account on January 1 and then deposited an additional $3115 in the account on February 10.  

Find the balance on April 1 assuming an interest rate of 3 1/2 % ($3.5%) compounded daily.

$20,480.05

500

What tastes better than it smells?

Your Tongue