Course: Quantitative Methods

Code: BADB1014

Answer all questions.

There are SEVEN (7) questions in this section. Answer all questions. 1. An invoice dated December 23 is received with a shipment of basketball equipment from Taiwan on May 18 of the following year. The list price of the equipment is $3582, with allowed series discounts of 20/10/5. If cash terms of sale are 3/15 ROG, find the amount necessary to pay in full on April 26. (3 Marks) 2. A retailer knows that 30% of the apples purchased will spoil and must be thrown out. If they buy 200 baskets of apples for $0.32 per basket and want a markup of 60% on selling price, find the selling price per basket of apples. (2 Marks) 3. A company paid $362.40 for an item. The original price was $491.80, but this was marked down 40%. If the operating expenses are 38% of the cost, find the operating loss and the absolute loss. (2 Marks) 4. Sundaram needs $54,800 to remodel his home. Find the face value of a simple discount note that will provide the $54,800 in proceeds if he plans to repay the note in 180 days and the bank charges an 6% discount rate. (2 Marks) 5. Peter deposited $25,000 in a savings account on April 1 and then deposited an additional $4500 in the account on May 7. Find the balance on June 30 assuming an interest rate of 412 % compounded daily. (2 Marks) 6. At the end of each year, Shaun and Sherly will deposit $5100 into a 401k retirement account. Find the amount they will have accumulated in 12 years if funds earn 6% per year. (2 Marks) 7. Kulluha Son. Bhd. signed a note with a payment of $11,500 per quarter for 4 years. Find the amount they must set aside today to satisfy this capital requirement in an account earning 6% compounded quarterly. (2 Marks)