smc-810-30-Budgeting

v1 Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2012 HSC 27a

Nina earns a gross weekly wage of $980. Each week her deductions are:

• tax instalment of $280.40
• health fund contribution of $22.60
• union fees of $17.00.

She also pays $3380 over the year as her share of the household expenses.

What percentage of her net wage does Nina pay for household expenses? (3 marks)

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`text{9.85%}`

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MARKER’S COMMENT: Full marks awarded for clearly showing weekly net wage, then using annual conversion before percentage calculation.

`text(Gross wage)`	`= $980 \text(per week)`
`text(Weekly Deductions)`	`= 280.40 + 22.60 + 17.00`
	`= $320.00`
`text(Net Weekly Wage)`	`=980-320 = $660.00`
`text(Annual Net Wage)`	`=52 xx 660 = $34\ 320.00`

`:.\ text{Household expenses}`	`= 3380/(34\ 320)`
	`= 0.09846… `
	`=\ text{9.85% (to 2 d.p.)}`

v1 Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2018 HSC 21 MC

James earns a gross income of $1200 per week. Each week, 25% of this income is deducted in taxation. James budgets to save 30% of his net income.

How much does he budget to save each week?

$190.00
$240.50
$270.00
$420.50

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`text(C)`

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`text(Net Income)`	`= 75text(%) xx 1200`
	`= $900`

`text(Savings)`	`= 30text(%) xx 900`
	`= $270`

`=>\ text(C)`

v1 Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2005 HSC 25a

Reece is preparing his annual budget for 2006.

His expected income is:

• $90 every week as a swimming coach
• Interest earned from an investment of $4500 at a rate of 4% per annum.

His planned expenses are:

• $30 every week on transport
• $12 every week on lunches
• $48 every month on entertainment.

Reece will save his remaining income. He uses the spreadsheet below for his budget.

Determine the values of `X`, `Y` and `Z`. (Assume there are exactly 52 weeks in a year.) (3 marks)

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At the beginning of 2006, Reece starts saving.

Will Reece have saved enough money during 2006 for a deposit of $2500 on a car if he keeps to his budget? Justify your answer with suitable calculations. (2 marks)

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`X =$180, Y = $1560\ text(and) \ Z = $576`
`text(Reece will NOT have saved enough for a $2500deposit.)`

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i. `text(Interest on Investment) = X`

`X`	`= 4500 xx 4 text(%)`
	`= $180`

`text(Transport =)\ Y`

`Y`	`= 52 × 30`
	`= $1560`

`text(Entertainment =)\ Z`

`Z`	`= 48 × 12`
	`= $576`

ii.	`text(Total Income)`	`= 4680 + 180`
		`= $4860`

`text(Total Expenses)`	`= 1560 + 624 + 576`
	`= $2760`

`text(Savings)`	`= 4860 − 2760`
	`= $2100`

`:.\ text(Reece will NOT have saved enough for)`

`text(a $2500 deposit.)`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2018 HSC 21 MC

David earns a gross income of $890 per week. Each week, 25% of this income is deducted in taxation. David budgets to save 20% of his net income.

How much does he budget to save each week?

$44.50
$133.50
$489.50
$534.00

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`text(B)`

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`text(Net Income)`	`= 75text(%) xx 890`
	`= $667.50`

`text(Savings)`	`= 20text(%) xx 667.50`
	`= $133.50`

`=>\ text(B)`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2015 HSC 3 MC

Gayle’s gross pay each week is $952.25 .

The following deductions are taken from her gross pay each week:

• tax $180.93
• superannuation $85.70
• union membership $21.40
• health fund $38.15.

What is Gayle’s net pay each week?

$326.18
$626.07
$771.32
$952.25

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`B`

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`text(Weekly pay)`	`= $952.25`
`text(Deductions)`	`= $180.93 + $85.70 + $21.40 + $38.15`
	`= $326.18`
`:.\ text(Net pay)`	`= $952.25 − $326.18`
	`= $626.07`

`⇒ B`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2005 HSC 25a

Reece is preparing his annual budget for 2006.

His expected income is:

• $90 every week as a swimming coach
• Interest earned from an investment of $5000 at a rate of 4% per annum.

His planned expenses are:

• $30 every week on transport
• $12 every week on lunches
• $48 every month on entertainment.

Reece will save his remaining income. He uses the spreadsheet below for his budget.

Determine the values of `X`, `Y` and `Z`. (Assume there are exactly 52 weeks in a year.) (3 marks)

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At the beginning of 2006, Reece starts saving.

Will Reece have saved enough money during 2006 for a deposit of $2100 on a car if he keeps to his budget? Justify your answer with suitable calculations. (2 marks)

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`X =$200, Y = $1560\ text(and) \ Z = $576`
`text(Reece will have saved have saved enough for a $2100 deposit.)`

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i. `text(Interest on Investment) = X`

`X`	`= 5000 xx 4 text(%)`
	`= $200`

`text(Transport =)\ Y`

`Y`	`= 52 × 30`
	`= $1560`

`text(Entertainment =)\ Z`

`Z`	`= 48 × 12`
	`= $576`

ii.	`text(Total Income)`	`= 4680 + 200`
		`= $4880`

`text(Total Expenses)`	`= 1560 + 624 + 576`
	`= $2760`

`text(Savings)`	`= 4880 − 2760`
	`= $2120`

`:.\ text(Reece will have saved enough for)`

`text(a $2100 deposit.)`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2007 HSC 7 MC

Margaret has a weekly income of $900 and allocates her money according to the budget shown in the sector graph.

How long will it take Margaret to save $3600?

4 weeks
5 weeks
16 weeks
18 weeks

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`D`

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`text(Savings)`	`= 80/360\ \ \ text(sector graph)`
	`= 80/360 xx 900`
	`= $200\ text(per week)`

`:.\ text(Time to save $3600)`

`= 3600/200`

`= 18\ text(weeks)`

`=> D`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2010 HSC 23d

Warrick has a net income of $590 per week. He has created a budget to help manage his money.

Find the value of `X`, the amount that Warrick allocates towards electricity each week. (1 mark)

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Warrick has an unexpectedly high telephone and internet bill. For the last three weeks, he has put aside his savings as well as his telephone and internet money to pay the bill.

How much money has he put aside altogether to pay the bill? (1 mark)

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The bill for the telephone and internet is $620. It is due in two weeks time. Warrick realises he has not put aside enough money to pay the bill.

How could Warrick reallocate non-essential funds in his budget so he has enough money to pay the bill? Justify your answer with suitable reasons and calculations. (3 marks)

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`$25`
`text(Warwick has put aside $240 to pay the bill.)`
`text(Warwick could reallocate funds for Entertainment and`
`text(Clothes and Gifts to pay the bill.)`

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i.	`X`	`= 590 `	`-(175 + 45 + 10 + 15 + 90`
			`+ 40 + 30 + 70 + 50 + 40)`
		`= 590-565`
		`= $25`

ii.	`text(Weekly Amount)`	`= 40 + 40`
		`= 80`

`text{Total (3 weeks)}`	`= 3 xx 80`
	`= 240`

`:.\ text(Warwick has put aside $240 to pay the bill.)`

(iii)	`text(Amount required less amount put aside)`
	`= 620\-240`
	`= $380`

`text(Extra 2 weeks of savings and telephone)`

`= 2 xx (40 + 40)`

`= $160`

`:.\ text(Funds to be reallocated)`

`= 380\-160`

`= 220\ text(over 2 weeks)`

`= $110\ text(per week)`

`text(Non essential items are Entertainment)`

`text(and Clothes and Gifts)`

`text(Amount)`	`= 70 + 50`
	`= $120\ text(per week)`

`:.\ text(Warwick could reallocate funds for Entertainment)`

`text(and Clothes and Gifts to pay the bill.)`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2009 HSC 23d

The tables below show information about fees for MyBank accounts.

Li has a Cheap Access Account. During September, he made

• five withdrawals using internet banking
• two cash withdrawals from a MyBank ATM
• four EFTPOS purchases
• two cash withdrawals at other ATMs.

What was the total amount that Li paid in bank fees for the month of September? (3 marks)

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In October, what is the maximum that Li could pay in withdrawal fees to ensure that a Cheap Access Account costs him no more than a Free Access Account? (1 mark)

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`$12.50`
`$3`

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i.	`text(Withdrawals from internet)`	`5 xx 0.30`	`= 1.50`
	`text(Withdrawals from MyBank ATM)`	`2 xx 0.50`	`= 1.00`
	`text(EFTPOS purchases)`	`4 xx 0.50`	`=2.00`
	`text(Withdrawal from other ATMs)`	`2 xx 2.00`	`=4.00`
	`text(Account Fee)`	`1 xx 4.00`	`= 4.00`

`:.\ text(Total bank fees in Sep)`

`= 1.50 + 1.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + 4.00`

`= $12.50`

ii. `text(Monthly account fee (Cheap Access) ) = $4`

♦ Mean mark 47%
MARKER’S COMMENT: Many students misinterpreted this question. Read carefully!

`text(Monthly account fee (Free Access) ) =$7`

`text(Difference) = 7 -4 = $3`

`:.\ text(Maximum Li could pay in withdrawal fees)`

`text(is $3 to ensure Cheap Access costs no more.)`

Financial Maths, STD2 F1 2012 HSC 27a

Tai earns a gross weekly wage of $1024. Each week her deductions are:

• tax instalment of $296.40
• health fund contribution of $24.50
• union fees of $15.80.

She also pays $3640 over the year as her share of the household expenses.

What percentage of her net wage does Tai pay for household expenses? (3 marks)

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`text{10.18%}`

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MARKER’S COMMENT: The best answers used clear steps in calculating deductions and net wages, and kept wages in their weekly form until the last step.

`text(Gross wage)`	`= text($1024 per week)`
`text(Weekly Deductions)`	`= 296.40 + 24.50 + 15.80`
	`= $336.70`

`text(Net Weekly Wage)`	`=1024-336.70=$687.30`
`text(Annual Net Wage)`	`=52xx687.30=$35\ 739.60`

`:.\ text{Household expenses}`	`= 3640/(35\ 739.60)`
	`= 10.18478… `
	`=\ text{10.18% (to 2 d.p.)}`