Leslie Wickam can rent an air compressor for $240 a week or buy it for$1,499.99. How many weeks of renting, to the nearest tenth of a week, will it take for the rental cost to equal or exceed the purchase price?

One box of 15 holiday cards costs $15.99 . Another box of 20 cards costs$18.99. Which box costs less per card? How much less per card?

Fill in the blank with the word or words that best completes the statement.

An item charged by states and cities on consumer purchases is (a, an) ___.

The problem is complex financial problems that require several skills, perhaps some from previous sections.

A small business owner contributes $\$ 3000$ at the end of each quarter to a retirement account that earns $8 \%$ compounded quarterly.

(a) How long will it be until the account is worth $\$ 150,000$?

(b) Suppose when the account reaches $\$ 150,000$, the business owner increases the contributions to $\$ 5000$ at the end of each quarter. What will the total value of the account be after $15$ more years?

Find the present value of an annuity due that pays $\$ 3000$ at the beginning of each quarter for the next $7$ years. Assume that money is worth $5.8 \%$ compounded quarterly.

Henry Schultz wants to buy a car that costs $18,980 in a state with a 6.25 % sales tax. How much sales tax will he pay?

Fill in the blank with the word or words that best completes the statement.

An organization that provides access to the Internet is called (a, an) ___.

Fill in the blank with the word or words that best completes the statement.

When ___, people should take care to protect their computers from unauthorized access.

(a) decide whether the problem relates to an ordinary annuity or an annuity due and then (b) solve the problem.

How long will an account worth $\$ 2.2$ million provide $\$ 10,000$ at the end of each month, if money is worth $5.4 \%$ compounded monthly?

Find the present value of an annuity due that pays $\$ 25,000$ every $6$ months for the next $2 \frac{1}{2}$ years if money is worth $6.2 \%$ compounded semiannually.

A piano is priced at $2,589 in a state with a 4.5 % sales tax. What is the sales tax amount? What is the total cost of the piano?

Fill in the blank with the word or words that best completes the statement.

The Internet allows you to send, or ___ files to others on the Internet

(a) decide whether the problem relates to an ordinary annuity or an annuity due and then (b) solve the problem.

A college class's $25$th reunion gift is $\$ 8.6$ million. How many semiannual payments of $\$ 250,000$ will this provide at the beginning of each $6$-month period if money is worth $4.4 \%$ compounded semiannually?

Find the cost of purchase.

32 yards of fabric @ $0.587 per yd