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VCE 11 General 2023

4.10 Purchase options

Interactive practice questions

Fred needs to source the below equipment for his work as a tiler, but doesn’t have the necessary funds.

drill tile cutter polisher circular saw
$\$250$$250 $\$300$$300 $\$500$$500 $\$600$$600
a

If Fred was able to pay by cash, what would the total cost be?

b

Fred uses a hire purchase at a simple interest rate of $7%$7% p.a. to pay for the equipment. If he pays $9$9 equal monthly instalments, how much more, to the nearest cent, does he pay than if he had paid cash?

Easy
3min

Valentina takes out a personal loan to purchase a motorbike valued at $\$5000$$5000. The loan has an interest rate of $22.8%$22.8% p.a., compounded monthly. Give all answers to the nearest cent.

Easy
8min

The sale price of a bike is $800$800 dollars. Vincent chooses to purchase the item on credit card, with $16$16 days interest free. His card has an interest rate of $14%$14% per annum, compounded daily.

Easy
6min

Skye purchases the following items online with $9$9 days of her interest free period left.

Easy
5min
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