U1 P6 Budgeting Expenses 2021 - 2022

Joshua's monthly salary is $2,909.
If Joshua's budget for rent is 22% of salary, then
how much is budgeted for rent? 

• $354.97
• $639.98
• $644.76
• $410.55

Callie's monthly salary is $1509.
If Callie's budget for rent is 29% of salary, then how much is budgeted for rent? Round to the nearest dollar.

• $438
• $483
• $476
• $490

Landon's monthly salary is $1209.
If Landon's budget for transportation is 15% of his salary, then how much is budgeted for his car payment? Round to the nearest dollar.

• $181
• $183
• $176
• $190

Janice has a monthly net income of $4,850. Based on this amount, how much should she spend in the housing category based on the percentages in the Spending Guidelines? 

• $1455
• $1533.50
• $1339.50
• $1582

Ralph has budgeted $180 for entertainment. He uses this money to go out on dates for $45 or to go out with friends for $25. Which budget line equation represents the situation?

• 45x - 25y = 180
• 45x + 25y = 180
• (3x + 5y) = 180
• 180 - (45x + 25y)

Craig’s June water bill listed two meter readings. The previous reading was 6,372 ccf and the present reading is 6,501 ccf. How much water did Craig’s household use during the billing period? If the cost of water is $0.79 per ccf, how much was Craig’s water bill?

• $129
• $101.91
• $5,135.79
• $135

 Last month, Beth was charged $155 for 836 kWh of electricity. How much did the company charge her per kWh, to the nearest cent?

• $5.39
• $0.19
• $6.81
• $0.10

Mrs. Watanabe is choosing a cell phone plan. One plan costs $35 a month and includes 450 minutes. The charge for each minute over 450 is $0.16. The company also offers an unlimited calling plan with a $55 monthly charge. At how many minutes would the cost of the two plans be the same?

• 575 minutes
• 566 minutes
• 522 minutes
• 125 minutes

Mrs. Kalbrisa budgets $125 a month for entertainment. She has allocated $10 for the movies and $25 for dining out. She constructs the following budget line graph to represent the situation, where x is the number of movies and y is the number of times she dines out in a month. What combination does NOT fall within her budgeted amount for entertainment?

• (3, 3)
• (7, 5)
• (1, 3)
• (5, 1)

You bring home $3,500 each month. More than $1,400 of your monthly income is for housing.

• True

• False

• Cannot be determined