Mixed
Account Statements
Finance Charge: Unpaid Balance Method
Finance Charge: Average Daily Balance Method
Practice Questions
100

What is meant by the unpaid balance on a charge account?

A. the interest you owe

B. the amount you can charge each month

C. the portion of any previous balance you have not paid

C. the portion of any previous balance you have not paid

100

$532.75 + $45.90 + $38.90 + $16.55

$634.10

100

What is the equation to find the unpaid balance?

Unpaid Balance 

= Previous Balance – (Payments + Credits)

100

Write as a decimal.

86.4%

0.864

100

If the sum of the daily balances of a credit

card totals $3,865.50 over 30 days, what is

the average daily balance?

$128.85

200

What does a credit card allow you to do?

A. buy whatever you want and get a discount

B. delay payment for a purchase

C. borrow money without paying interest

B. delay payment for a purchase

200

Alice Nako’s monthly credit card statement has a previous balance of $307.85. It shows Alice’s $40.00 payment. This month’s new purchases were $9.50 and $41.75. The account posted a $23.75 credit, and the finance charge is $4.62.

Determine the new balance.

$299.97

200

The regular selling price of a popcorn popper is $53.99. The markdown rate is 45%. What is the selling price?

$29.69

200

On Friday, you worked from 7:15 am to 11:30 am and then from 12:15 pm to 4:45 pm. How many hours did you work?

8.75 hours


200

What is 23.6% of 4,585?

1,082.06

300

What does a credit card company use as the base for finance charges when it uses the

average daily balance method?

A. the last item you bought

B. the average of the daily account balances

C. the number of days in the year

B. the average of the daily account balances

300

Chan Hee Wu purchased a bicycle for $259.99 and a helmet for $62.99.

The sales tax rate is 8.25%. What is the total purchase price?

$349.63

300

Omar Tariq has a credit card that uses the unpaid-balance method to compute the finance charge. His monthly periodic rate is 2.4%. During this past billing cycle, he charged a total of $256.28 and made payments totaling $350.00. If he has a finance charge of $18.28, find his (a) unpaid balance,

$761.67

300

What is the equation for Average Daily Balance?

Average Daily Balance = 

Sum of Daily Balances divided by the Number of Days

300

If Scott Hoff has a balance of $429.50 on a credit card that charges a finance charge computed at 2.5%, what is the new balance? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$440.24

400

What is a charge account?

A. a line of credit at a business

B. a record of your purchases

C. a monthly statement

A. a line of credit at a business

400

4.5% of 840

37.8

400

Find the new balance.

Previous balance: $1,280; payment: $200; new purchases: $52 and $48; periodic rate: 1.6%.

$1,197.28

400

The finance charge is computed at 1.5% of the average daily balance.

Average Daily balance - $491.67

Number of days - 30

Sum of daily balance - $14,750

Find the finance charge.

$7.38

400

Your credit card has a $2,142.62 balance.

You charge $475.95. What is the new balance?

$2,618.62

500

What does your credit account statement tell you?

 the items you purchased during a one-month period

500

Amber Cho’s monthly statement for her credit card shows a $529.78 previous balance, her $85.00 payment, a $7.95 finance charge, and credits of $49.45 and $39.22. This month’s new purchases are $277.32 and $38.20.

Determine the new balance.

$679.58

500

Previous balance: $1,221.35; payment: $300; new purchases: $25.90 and $18.53; periodic rate: 1.75%.

$981.90

500

The finance charge is computed at 1.5% of the average daily balance.

Average Daily balance - $491.67

Number of days - 30

Sum of daily balance - $14,750

Finance Charge - $7.38

Find the unpaid balance.

$350

500

Tony Albert’s credit card finance charge is based on the average-daily-balance method with new purchases included. His monthly periodic rate is 2.25% and his finance charge for the past billing cycle was $12.60.

 Find his average daily balance.

$560