Interest Quiz
Interest Quiz
Interest Quiz
Instructions: Answer the following problems completely and legibly. Show all necessary
solutions.
1. Ms. Minchin borrowed ₱340 000.00 from the bank. If Ms. Minchin agreed to pay an 11%
annual interest rate, calculate the amount of interest she must pay if the loan period is 14
months.
2. If ₱85 000.00 is invested at 7.5% simple interest, how long will it take to grow to ₱104
125.00?
3. To your coming birthday, you get a summer job at the department store. Suppose you save ₱1
350.00 of your salary and deposit it into an account that earns simple interest. After 10
months, the balance is ₱1 835.00. What is the annual interest rate?
4. Find the present value of ₱186 000.00 at 5.7% simple interest for 2.5 years.
5. Compute the amount due if ₱155 455.00 was invested at 12% for 175 days using:
a. ordinary interest
b. exact interest
6. Find the compound amount on deposit at the end of 4 years if ₱236 700.00 is deposited at
5.8% compounded
a. annually
b. semi–annually
c. quarterly
7. What amount must be invested in order to have ₱345 777.00 after 9 years if money is worth
6% compounded quarterly?
8. Find the future value of ₱73 000.00 at 6.6% compounded semi–annually for 11 years.
9. Find the present value of the ordinary annuity for the monthly payment of ₱5 500 for 5 years
with interest rate of 13% compounded monthly.
10. Find the future value of the ordinary annuity for the semi–annually payment of ₱6 300 for 7
years with interest rate of 5% compounded semi–annually.
11. Find the periodic payments of the ordinary annuity for the quarterly payment of the future
value of ₱195 000 for 2 years with interest rate of 9% compounded quarterly.