A real estate company owns 120 apartments which are fully occupied when the rent is $700 per month. Analytics indicate that for each $35 increase in rent, 5 apartments will become unoccupied. What rent should be charged in order to obtain the largest gross income?

In a hypothetical state, the government imposes a tax on the consumption of alcohol. The tax rate is set at 15% of the retail price of alcoholic beverages. If a bottle of whiskey retails for $50 before tax, what will be the total price including tax?

Over a period of one year, the number of people subscribing to direct broadcasting satellite systems increased 78%. If the number of subscribers at the beginning of the year was 2.3million, how many subscribers were there at the end of the year?

Suppose that a computer store just announced an 5% decrease in the price of a particular computer model. If this computer sells for $1,927 after the decrease, find the original price of this computer.

Acme Plumbing and Heating charges $45 for a service call plus $30 per hour.  If the company estimates that a certain job will cost at least $255, how long will the job take?

If shares in Cleanaway Waste Ltd are $1.87 and they increase by 2.41%, what will the new share price be, to 2 decimal places? Include the dollar sign in your answer and no spaces.

Your deposit of $3000 is now worth $3500. If your money was invested at 6% interest, to the closest day, how long was your money invested?

Suppose you start a company to make a phone application. You pay a developer $4,048 to create the app. You pay a hosting company $45/month to host your users data. You sell the app at $2 per download. How many downloads must you get to break even at the end of your first year of business? Your Answer: Answer

An entry level programmer's annual pay is $⁢57,616 based on 52 weeks per year. Due to the economy, his company is having to cut back on the number of weeks that it employs its programmers. If the firm cuts the work year to 50 weeks but keeps the same rate of pay, how much should the programmer expect his annual pay to decrease? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Find the cost of an 2 pound 4 ounce serving of a beef stir fry based on the following items. Assume 100% yield: 5 pound bag frozen stir fry vegetables @ $1.45 per pound and 7 pounds of sliced fresh beef @ $3.80 per pound.