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Date November 2017 Marks available 2 Reference code 17N.1.sl.TZ0.9
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Calculate Question number 9 Adapted from N/A

Question

Juan buys a bicycle in a sale. He gets a discount of 30% off the original price and pays 560 US dollars (USD).

To buy the bicycle, Juan takes a loan of 560 USD for 6 months at a nominal annual interest rate of 75%, compounded monthly. Juan believes that the total amount he will pay will be less than the original price of the bicycle.

Calculate the original price of the bicycle.

[2]
a.

Calculate the difference between the original price of the bicycle and the total amount Juan will pay.

[4]
b.

Markscheme

56070×100 (or equivalent)     (M1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for dividing 560 by 0.7 or equivalent.

 

=800 (USD)     (A1)     (C2)

[2 marks]

a.

560(1+7512×100)12×12     (M1)(A1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for substitution into interest formula, (A1) for their correct substitution.

 

OR

N=12

I% =75

PV=(±)560

P/Y=1

C/Y=12     (A1)(M1)

 

Note:     Award (A1) for C/Y=12 seen, (M1) for all other entries correct.

OR

N=6

I% =75

PV=(±)560

P/Y=12

C/Y=12     (A1)(M1)

 

Note:     Award (A1) for C/Y=12 seen, (M1) for all other entries correct.

 

=805.678 (USD)     (A1)

 

Note:     Award (A3) for 805.678… (806) seen without working.

 

(Juan spends) 5.68 (USD) (5.67828… USD) (more than the original price)     (A1)(ft)     (C4)

[4 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 1 - Number and algebra » 1.9 » Financial applications of geometric sequences and series: compound interest.
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