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Question 734503: Got a question I can't seem to get past, anyone out there willing to help?
Use the compound interest formula A=P(1+r)^t to solve for t, when:
A=$2500
P=$1000
r=6%
and assuming that n = 1
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Question 734508: YOU BORROW $15,000 FOR COLLEGE, AT THE ANNUAL INTEREST RATE OF 6%.
CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST DUE 1(ONE) MONTH AFTER YOU MUST BEGIN PAYMENTS.
PLEASE HELP, ITS A TEXT BOOK QUESTION, BUT SEEMS MORE INFO. IS NEEDED. ?????
WRITE OUT SOLUTION TO UNCONFUSE ME PLEASE.
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Question 734947: The cost of a new facility is $606,000 and is expected a six year life with annual depreciation of $101,000 and not salvage value. Annual sales from the the new facility is expected to 1,970 units with the price of $1,030 per unit. Variable production cost are $600 per unit while fixed cash expenses are $75,000 per year.
A) Find the accounting and cash break-even units of production.
b) Will the plant make a profit based on its current expected level of operations?
C) Will the plant contribute cash flow tot he firm at the expected level of operations?
Round to the nearest integer.
Looking for answers but the work on how to do it for personal gain and knowledge as well come test time.
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Question 735238: I'VE USED THESE SERVICES A COUPLE TIMES, GOT A PROBLEM I CAN'T FIGURE OUT:
yOU ARE PAYING OFF YOUR LARGE SCREEN T.V. THAT COSTS $3,000 WITH 24 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $162.50. wHAT IS THE ANNUAL SIMPLE INTEREST RATE THAT WAS CHARGED.
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Question 735166: IF A= $2400, P= $2100, t=3, solve A=P(1+r)^t for r.
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Question 735249: O.K., my caps lock is off. ????
You are paying off a large screen t.v. that costs $3,000 with 24 monthly payments of $162.50. What is the annual simple interest rate that was charged?
I've tried the simple interest formula, but I don't understand how to come up with r ( the rate), if thats what I need. Please explain. Thank you.
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Question 735673: solve 2/3 plus 4/6

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Question 735864: Use the formula A = P ( 1+r ) (nt)
n
A=P(1+r/n)^(n*t)
to find the amount of money in an IRA
account after 48 years if $450 is
deposited into a savings account
at 4.75% interest per year but
compounded monthly, so n=12. This method is used by banks and
savings institutions.

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Question 736037: Got a problem I've worked on for an hour, no solution.
If A=$2500, P=$1,000, r=6%, solve for t. A=P(1+r)^t

(Problem 9.2, #45)
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Question 736034: Hiro took out a $1,600 add on loan for a fly fishing rod that he will pay back in 24 payments of $75.00. Find the interest rate to the nearest percent.
Dont know even where to begin. Please help.
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Question 736575: These questions I send to you are they free in if I send you any problems are they free because I need help bad.
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Question 736582: CAN i SEND YOU 3 reading problems
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Question 736569: Hello can you help me with some reading problems in finance 370. These problems are from my lab.
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Question 736940: Use the Amortization Formula to compute
a monthly car payment if L = $26,750 financed
over 48 months at 3.60% interest rate.
Payment = Loan (x 1 - 1
(1-(1+x)N)
Payment = L(x(1-1�(1-(1+x)^N)))
Code for Symbols
r≡annual interest in decimal format
y≡number of payments to be made per year (integer)
N≡total number of payments to be made (integer)
L≡amount of Loan
x≡r�y
()≡(parentheses)
^≡exponent caret

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Question 737848: What interest rate is needed for an investment to triple in four years if it is compounded semiannually?
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Question 738553: I need math help :/�Stacey's student loan totaled $12000. One of her loans was at 6.5% simple interest and the other at 7.2%. After one year, Stacey owed 811.50 in interest. What was the amount of each loan?I don't understand!
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Question 739389: I'm not sure if this goes into the finance section, but here is the problem. Adam buys oranges at the rate of three oranges for $1. He sells them at a rate of five oranges for $2. In order to make a profit of at least $10, what is the minimum number of oranges he must sell?
I tried doing proportions but I don't think I did them right.
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Question 739746: let q=the annual demand in pounds for a drug and p equals the price per pound of the drug. suppose that q=1000000p^(-6). Also suppose that you want to "invert the demand curve" and express price as a function of demand. which of the following is an expression of the inverse demand curve.
a)p=0.10q^(-1/6)
b)p=10q^6
c)p=10q^(-1/6)
d)p=0.10q^(-1/3)/10
e)none of the above
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Question 740775: Find the payment necessary to amortize a 4% loan of $2100 compounded quarterly with 13 quarterly payments. Find the payment size.
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Question 741493: solve by Substitute method
2x+4y=-6
x-3y=7
I solved it but I somehow got no solution so please help!
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Question 741543: Solve by Substitution Method
2x-4y=3.8
3x-y=17.7
I solved it then I plug in the numbers but it didn't come out right so I need you help!
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Question 742026: your summer job pays $8 per hour. you get $12 per hour for overtime(anything over 40 hours per week). How many hours must you work in one week to earn $404?
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Question 742391: 1. Suppose an investment doubles in value every 5 years. This year the investment is worth $3,120. How much will it be worth 10
years from now?
a. $49, 920
b. $12,480
c. $24,960
d. $62,400
2. One calling card has a $0.50 connection fee and charges $0.02 per minute. Another card has a $0.25 connection fee and
charges $0.03 per minute. After how many minutes would a call cost the same amount using either card?
a. 50 minutes
b. 15 minutes
c. 25 minutes
d. 2.5 minutes
3. Mandy has $2.40 in coins, all in dimes and nickels. The total number of coins is 30. If she has d dimes and n nickels, which
system models the situation?
a. d + n = 30
10d + 5n =240
b. d + n = 30
10d + 5n = 2.40
c. 10d + 5n = 30
d + n = 2.40
d. 10d + 5n = 30
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Question 742388: 1. Suppose an investment of $15,000 doubles every 15 years. How much is the investment worth after 60 years?
a. $24,000
b. $240,000
c. $30,000
d. $225,000
2. Suppose you deposit $1500 in an account paying 1.5% interest, compounded annually. Which expression represents the value
of the investment after 8 years?
a. 1500 x 1.15^8
b. 1500 x 0.08^15
c. 1500 x 0.15^8
d. 1500 x 1.015^8
3. You need at least 15 pencils or markers. You want to spend at most $14 on pencils and markers. Pencils p are $0.75 each
and markers m are $1.35 each. Which system of inequalities models the situation?
a. p + m >14
0.75p + 1.35m >15
b. p + m ≥15
0.75p + 1.35m ≤14
c. p + m ≥14
0.75p + 1.35m ≤15
d. p + m >15
0.75p + 1.35m <14

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Question 743575: Please help me solve for total income if paid $992.50 in taxes at a rate of 4.5%

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Question 743962:
The weight of the elephant was 1040% of the weight of the bear. If the elephant weighed 20,800 pounds, what did the bear weigh?
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Question 743956:
The store owner gave a 35% discount, yet Joe and Carol still had to pay $247 for the camera. What was the original price of the camera?
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Question 744779: Tom wants to buy some candy bar that magazine for a trip. He has decided to buy 3 times as many candy bars as magazines. Each candy bar costs $0.70 and each h magazine costs $2.50. How many of each item can he buy if he has $20 to spend.
Thank you for ur time, please respond as soon as possible, thank you.
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Question 744823: Hi
I'd appreciate some help with this question.
A taxi company must replace cars every 5 years at a cost of 450,000. The company decides to deposit 4000 at the beginning of each month into a fund for preperation.
i)Calculate the size of this fund after 5 years if the interest rate is fixed at 6% per annum.
ii)By how much does the company meet or exceed the target of 450,000.
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Question 745575: Shawn deposited 4000 into an account with interest, compounded quarterly. Assuming that no withdrawals are made, how much will he have in the account after 9 years
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Question 747362: Steve has $4,000 to invest for a period of 2 years to buy a boat after the two years. His bank is offering a 2 year CD at 4.5% compounded quarterly. What would the value of his investment be after the 2 years?

Just set me up with a proper formula and I can get it from there, thankyou
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Question 747675: Can anyone tell me the formula for this?
Find the value of an ordinary annuity at the end of 5 years, if the monthly deposit is $500, compounded quarterly at 9% for those 5 years?
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Question 747522: If revenue was $225 billion in 2012 and now $234 billion in 2013, revenue is up how much percent?
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Question 746990: How many candy bars can I buy if each one costs 47� with $10 and 6% sales tax?
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Question 749403: You borrow from JKL Bank 10,000.00 dollars for 100 months at 2.25% simple interest rate.
Question 01: How much interest will you pay on this loan and what is the total amount you will give to JKL Bank?
Question 02: If you agreed to make monthly payments for the duration of the loan, compute the amount of each payment.
Question 03: Compute what part of each monthly payment goes towards paying the capital and what part goes to interest payments.

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Question 749825: This question is about an annuity. The answer should tell me how much has av=ccumulated at the end of 10 years if someone invests $9000 a year for 10 years with an interest rate of 7%. The original problem: 9000((1+0.07)^10-1/0.07)=?? I followed an example, but cannot get the total that was given with the example. I have tried to different solutions and they are wronng. I can't get the correct answer.
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Question 750218: A bag contains 4 white and 2 black balls. Two balls are selected at random without replacement . find the following probabilities after making the sample space of all possible outcomes. (a); both are white (b); both have the same colour (c): both have different colour
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Question 751105: Simplify the following expression.
2x - 2y + 5z - 2x - y + 3z
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Question 751465: Barney and George invested the same amount into two funds. Barney earned 4% and Fred earned 2%. If they earned $420 together. how much did they each invest?
What formula would I use to solve this?
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Question 751574: I'm at a loss at how to set up the equation for this problem. Thank you!
Buzhardt Inc., which uses job-order costing, has provided the following data for February:
Direct materials $63,000
Direct labor cost $81,000
Manufacturing overhead cost incurred $45,000
Manufacturing overhead cost applied $41,000
Inventories: Beginning Ending
Work in process $11,000 $21,000
Finished goods $42,000
The cost of goods manufactured for February is closest to:
A. $185,000
B. $189,000
C. $175,000
D. $179,000

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Question 751818: The difference between the measures of 2 complementary angles is 16. Find the measure of each angle.
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Question 751818: The difference between the measures of 2 complementary angles is 16. Find the measure of each angle.
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Question 742765: Can someone help me please and tell me which area of this site a person could find help with logic math problems? I don't know which area to choose to get the best advice. Thanks much for the reference.
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