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Consumer Arithematic

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If an article is bought for $66 and sold at a loss of 10%, its selling price is ____.

a)

$52.80

b)

$63.50

c)

$60

d)

$59.40

2.

In a sale, an atricle marked $550 was sold for $440. The reduction was ___.

a)

10%

b)

15%

c)

20%

d)

25%

3.

Henry bought a car for $7,750 and sold it for $9,000. His percentage profit was ____.

a)

10%

b)

16.13%

c)

15%

d)

13.89%

4.

The time that a 60 W electric bulb will run on 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity is ____.

a)

less than 16 hours

b)

16 h

c)

16 h 30 min

d)

more than 16 h 30 min

5.

In 8 hours the number of kilowatt-hours a 3kW electric fire will use is ____.

a)

24

b)

12

c)

2232\frac{2}{3}

d)

38\frac{3}{8}

6.

One unit of electricity costs 16.77 c. The cost of running a 350 W television for 40 hours is ____.

a)

2.35 c

b)

23.5 c

c)

$2.35

d)

$23.50

7.

A painting bought for $3500 appreciated by 35% over two years. Its value was ____.

a)

$1225

b)

$4550

c)

$4725

d)

$4900

8.

At 7.2% simple interest, $8500, in 2 years, will have a value of ___.

a)

$9112

b)

$9724

c)

$1268.06

d)

$9768.06

9.

The simple interest on $5500 invested for 4 years was $1210. The percentage rate to give this interset was ___.

a)

4%

b)

5%

c)

6%

d)

512%5\frac{1}{2}\%

10.

A wholesaler sells 50 printers to a shop keeper for $14,400. The shop keeper sells them at a profit of  1212%12\frac{1}{2}\%  . The price he charges for each printer is ____.

a)

$32.40

b)

$324

c)

$360

d)

$3240

11.

The price of a computer including VAT at 15% is $920. The price before VAT is added is ____.

a)

$782

b)

$800

c)

$905

d)

$1058

12.

The marked price of a car is $210,000. A woman bought the car by paying a deposit of $10,000 and twelve monthly payments of $20,000. The amount she would have saved by paying cash for the car was ____.

a)

$10,000

b)

$20,000

c)

$30,000

d)

$40,000

13.

The interest rate on an investment changed from  712%7\frac{1}{2}\%  to 5% p.a. The difference in the interest earned on an investment of $50,000 in one year was ____.

a)

$625

b)

$1250

c)

$2500

d)

$5000

14.

The compound interest onv $5000 invested for 2 years at 5% p.a. is ____.

a)

$250

b)

$500

c)

$512.50

d)

$1025

15.

A man bought a washing machine priced at $900 on a hire-purchase plan. The plan required a deposit of 20% then the remainder, increased by 15%, to be paid in 12 equal monthly installments. Each installment was ___.

a)

$69

b)

$85

c)

$90

d)

$100

16.

The electricity company charges $50 a month flat fee plus 50 c a unit for the first 200 units used then 25 c a unit for any extra units used. The bill for 300 units used in one month is ___.

a)

$100

b)

$150

c)

$175

d)

$200

17.

Mr. Khan bought a desk for $832 which included sales tax of 4%. The price without the sales tax was ___.

a)

$789

b)

$800

c)

$840

d)

$864

18.

The simple percentage rate at which $1500 was invested to amount to $1725 in three years is ___.

a)

1

b)

2122\frac{1}{2}

c)

5

d)

7147\frac{1}{4}

19.

Mr. Arnold is paid $10 an hour for a 35-hour week and $15 an hour for overtime. In a week in which he was paid $410, the number of hours overtime he worked was ____.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

20.

A carpet priced at $25,000 may be bought under a hire-purchase plan paying $500 immediately then paying $700 a month. How many months will payments need to be paid to clear the debt?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

35

d)

50