A college freshman borrowed P2,000 from a bank for his tuition fee and promised to pay the amount for one year. He received only the amount of P1,920 after the bank collected the advance interest of P80.00. What was the rate of discount ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Engr. Trinidad loans from a loan firm an amount of P100,000 with a rate of simple interest of 20% but the interest was deducted from the loan at the time the money was borrowed. If at the end of one year, she has to pay the full amount of P100,000, what is the actual rate of interest ?

   A. 23.5 %
   B. 24.7 %
   C. 25.0 %
   D. 25.8 %

2. Mr. Jun Ramos was granted a loan of P20,000 by his employer Excel First Review and Training Center, Inc. with an interest of 6% for 180 days on the principal collected in advance. The corporation would accept a promissory note for P20,000 non-interest for 180 days. If discounted at once, find the proceeds of the note?

   A. P18,000
   B. P18,900
   C. P19,000
   D. P19,100

3. A student plans to deposit P1,500 in the bank now and another P3,000 for the next 2 years. If he plans to withdraw P5,000 three years from after his last deposit for the purpose of buying shoes, what will be the amount of money left in the bank after one year of his withdrawal? Effective annual interest rate is 10% ?

   A. P1,549.64
   B. P1,459.64
   C. P1,345.98
   D. P1,945.64

4. Mr. Bacani borrowed money from the bank. He received from the bank P1,842 and promised to repay P2,000 at the end of 10 months. Determine the rate of simple interest?

   A. 12.19 %
   B. 12.03 %
   C. 11.54 %
   D. 10.29 %

5. A young engineer borrowed P 10,000 at 12% interest and paid P 2,000 per annum for the last 4 years. What does he have to pay at the end of the fifth year in order to pay off his loan ?

   A. P 6,999.39
   B. P 6,292.93
   C. P 6,222.39
   D. P 6,922.93

6. A feasibility study shows that a fixed capital investment of P10,000,000 is required for a proposed construction firm and an estimated working capital of P2,000,000. Annual depreciation is estimated to be10% of the fixed capital investment. Determine the rate of return on the total investment if the annual profit is P3,500,000?

   A. 28.33 %
   B. 29.17 %
   C. 30.12 %
   D. 30.78 %

7. You borrow P3,500.00 for one year from a friend at an interest rate of 1.5% per month instead of taking a loan from a bank at a rate of 18% per year. How much lesser you will pay by borrowing the money from the bank ?

   A. P 62.44
   B. P44.55
   C. P54.66
   D. P37.56

8. Miss Evilla borrowed money from a bank. She receives from the bank P1,340.00 and promised to pay P1,500.00 at the end of 9 months. Determine the corresponding discount rate or often referred to as the “banker’s discount”?

   A. 13.15 %
   B. 13.32 %
   C. 13.46 %
   D. 13.73 %

9. The Saudi Arabian Oil Refinery developed an oil well which is estimated to contain 5,000,000 barrels of oil at an initial cost of $ 50,000,000. What is the depletion charge during the year where it produces half million barrels of oil? Use Unit or Factor method in computing depletion?

   A. $ 5,000,000.00
   B. $ 5,010,000.00
   C. $ 5,025,000.00
   D. $ 5,050,000.00

10. A sum of P1,000 is invested now and left for eight years, at which time the principal is withdrawn. The interest has accrued is left for another eight years. If the effective annual interest rate is 5%, what will be the withdrawal amount at the end of the 16th year ?

    A. P693.12
    B. P700.12
    C. P702.15
    D. P705.42