Review Exercises - Chapter 3

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MTH 1163 General Mathematics I Chapter 3 – Percents, Percent Change and Applications 1. A leading information technology company donated $100,000 of its 2014 fiscal revenue of $18,200,000 towards socially responsible causes. What percent of their revenue did they contribute towards these causes? 0.549% 2. Adam bought a snowboard for $482, including 13% of HST. What was the selling price of the snowboard before taxes? 426.55 3. A calculator that sells for $53.00 in stores is available for purchase online at a price of $48.36. Calculate the percentage discount offered online. 8.75% 4. Banner House Inc. gives all its sales people a base salary of $54,500 per annum and a commission of 14% on all banners that they sell over $5,000. Calculate Christine's salary last month if she sold $9,000 worth of banners. 55060 5. Bianca receives a gross pay of $1,650 bi-weekly from her employer. If her employer changed her pay period to monthly instead of bi-weekly, calculate the monthly payment that she would receive. © 2023 LAMBTON COLLEGE IN TORONTO
MTH 1163 General Mathematics I 6. If an industrial plot of land in British Columbia is assessed at $763,000 and the property tax has a mill rate of 20 mills, what is the property tax amount the land owner would have to pay? 7. The mill rate of a residential property in a municipality is 6 mills and the tax rate for an industrial property is 1.30 times that of residential properties. a. Calculate the property tax for a residential property assessed at $283,000. b. Calculate the property tax for an industrial property assessed at $536,500. 8. Shawn, the purchasing manager at a furniture outlet mall in London, Ontario, purchased 6 beds and 7 dining tables for his showroom. If the total HST he paid was $557.74, calculate the total cost of the furniture purchased after taxes. Ontario has an HST of 13%. 9. Gabrielle was shocked to learn that a restaurant charged her a tax of $19.11 on a meal with her family. The manager explained to her that the restaurant charges 13% HST on the amount as per the rules of the province of Ontario. a. Calculate the cost of the meal before taxes. b. Calculate the total cost of the meal including HST. 10. A car costs $20,000 (including the 5% GST) in Alberta. How much will it cost (including 5% GST and 5% PST) in Saskatchewan if the cost of the car before taxes in both provinces is the same? © 2023 LAMBTON COLLEGE IN TORONTO
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