Jennifer took clothes to the cleaners three times last month. First, she brought 3 shirts and 1 pair of slacks and paid $8.46. Then she brought 5 shirts, 3 pairs of slacks, and 1 sports coat and paid $26.91. Finally, she brought 5 shirts and 1 sports coat and paid $14.94. How much was she charged for each shirt, each pair of slacks, and each sports coat? Jennifer was charged $ for each shirt. $ for each pair of slacks, and $ for each sports coat.

Seiko's current salary is $106,000. Her marginal tax rate is 32 percent, and she fancies European sports cars. She purchases a new auto each year. Seiko is currently a manager for Idaho Office Supply. Her friend, knowing of her interest in sports cars, tells her about a manager position at the local BMW and Porsche dealer. The new position pays $91,100 per year, but it allows employees to purchase one new car per year at a discount of $24,900. This discount qualifies as a nontaxable fringe benefit. In an effort to keep Seiko as an employee, Idaho Office Supply offers her a $15,900 raise. Answer the following questions about this analysis. b-1. Financially, which offer is better for Seiko on an after-tax basis? b-2. By how much is the offer better for Seiko on an after tax basis? (Assume that Seiko is going to purchase the new car whether she switches jobs or not.)

Marina had an accident with her car and the repair bill came to $900.  She didn't have any emergency fund money and no extra money in her monthly budget, so she ended up borrowing from a pay-day loan company.  As long as she can pay the loan back at the end of the 30 day period she won't be charged any interest, technically.  However, she did have to pay an $19 processing fee per $100 that she borrowed. If she were to consider the processing fee to represent interest paid in her formula, what would she discover to be the annual interest rate she was charged on her short term loan? [Blank-1] The end of the month has arrived and Marina was only able to save up a portion of the money she owed so far.  This means she will have to delay paying off on the remaining amount.  Besides the delayed payment fee that she is charged, she will now have to pay interest on the remaining amount until it is paid off.  The APR (annual percentage rate) is 46.5%, but the interest is compounded daily. What…

The Gaines updated their bedroom by purchasing a new lamp for S89.95 and a comforter set for $239.99. They paid 6 =% sales tax on their purchases. If the Gaines paid $351.72 total, determine if they paid the correct amount. a. The Gaines family paid the correct amount for their purchases. b. The Gaines family paid S5.94 too much for their purchases. c. The Gaines family paid $0.99 too much for their purchases. d. The Gaines family paid S0.33 too much for their purchases.