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SQA National 5 Applications of Mathematics Finance quiz quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. A worker earns £12\pounds 12 per hour for 3636 hours. What is the basic weekly pay?

  2. Overtime is paid at time and a half. What is the overtime rate for a basic rate of £10\pounds 10?

  3. Gross pay is £2000\pounds 2000 with deductions of £250\pounds 250, £120\pounds 120 and £90\pounds 90. What is the net pay?

  4. An annual salary is £30000\pounds 30\,000. What is the monthly pay?

  5. Income is £900\pounds 900 and expenditure is £1050\pounds 1050. What is the financial position?

  6. A shop buys an item for £50\pounds 50 and sells it for £65\pounds 65. What is the percentage profit?

  7. Add 20%20\% VAT to a net price of £80\pounds 80.

  8. A 500500 g pack costs £3.00\pounds 3.00 and a 750750 g pack costs £4.20\pounds 4.20. Which is better value per gram?

  9. With \pounds 1 = \1.25,convert, convert \pounds 200$ to dollars.

  10. With \pounds 1 = \1.25,convert, convert \100100 back to pounds.

  11. Find the simple interest on £800\pounds 800 at 5%5\% for 22 years.

  12. Which multiplier is used for 4%4\% compound interest per year?

  13. £1000\pounds 1000 is invested at 2%2\% compound interest for 22 years. What is the total?

  14. A car depreciates by 10%10\% each year. Which multiplier models this?

  15. Hire purchase is a deposit of £100\pounds 100 plus 1212 payments of £25\pounds 25. What is the total cost?

  16. A cash price is £500\pounds 500; hire purchase totals £560\pounds 560. How much more does hire purchase cost?