[answered] MM255 Business Math and Statistical Measures Unit 9: Instru

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Instructor Graded Assignment

The Instructor Graded Assignment is a different and completely separate Assignment from the MML Graded Practice.

Purchasing a house or a piece of real estate for a business can involve a long-term mortgage. The Assignment for this unit includes calculations surrounding the purchase of a piece of real estate for a business. This unit also includes information about taxes. Taxes are an important part of the economy in order to pay for those services you use on a daily basis. You will be talking about real estate taxes, income taxes, and sales tax.

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MM255 Business Math and Statistical Measures

 

Unit 9: Instructor Graded Assignment - Version 4

 

Calculating Mortgages and Taxes

 

Unit 9 focuses on mortgages and taxes, which are covered in your reading of Chapter 16:

 

?Mortgages? and Chapter 20: ?Taxes.?

 

You must show your work at all times. The steps for solving each problem must be explained.

 

Failure to do so could result in your submission being given a 0 grade. If you have any

 

questions about how much work to show, please contact your instructor.

 

Assignments must be submitted as a Microsoft? Word? document and uploaded to the

 

Dropbox for Unit 9. Type all answers directly in this Assignment below each question.

 

All Assignments are due by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. ET of the assigned unit.

 

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One of the benefits of attending here at Kaplan is that we have a tremendous amount of

 

resources available for you. If you find yourself having difficulties completing this exercise

 

consider taking advantage on one or more of the following resources:

 

1. Textbook: The textbook reading assigned for each unit includes the topics and calculation

 

details for each type of problems you will complete.

 

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example problems, and video content on the unit?s topics. To access the LiveBinder for a unit,

 

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unit link several additional links will appear below the unit heading, one of those links will be

 

?Live Binders.?

 

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Math Tutoring

 

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Project Review Services (be sure to submit Assignments early enough to receive feedback and

 

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To access the KU Math Center start at the KU Campus Home Page. From the KU

 

Campus Home Page, select My Studies (top menu bar), then select Academic Support

 

Center, and review the Math Center offerings. MM255 Business Math and Statistical Measures

 

4. Email Your Instructor: Your instructor is only an email away; when you cannot make any more

 

progress on a problem, reach out. Send your instructor the work you started and steps of the

 

problem you have completed so far, and ask for help. Your instructor will respond within 24

 

hours.

 

Mortgages and Taxes Assignment (Total 40 Points)

 

Question 1: (20 Points)

 

a) You are purchasing a business building valued at $250,000. You can find a mortgage at

 

4.5% if you can put 20% down. You believe your business can support a $1,000 a month

 

mortgage payment (not including taxes and insurance). Should you select a 25 year

 

mortgage or a 30 year mortgage? Tell your reasons.

 

b) If your yearly taxes for the building will be $2,650 and the insurance for the building will be

 

$1,800 per year, what will the total of the PITI for the mortgage be? c) Compute what the unpaid principal balance will be after you?ve made three payments on the

 

mortgage.

 

d) What will the new annual taxes on the property be if the assessed valuation is 60% of

 

purchase price and the new tax rate is 1.85 per $100 of assessed valuation? Question 2: (10 Points)

 

a) Conte Canyon, Arizona (a fictitious city) has a new budget of $89,795,000 to pay for police,

 

fire, schools, and government, among other expenses. The total assessed valuation (based

 

on 60% of market value) in the city is $7,999,023,000. Find the tax rate per $1,000 of

 

assessed valuation

 

b) Now find the taxes on a property that has an assessed valuation of $290,500. Question 3: (5 Points)

 

a) Find the sales tax of a new above ground pool that you pay $11,500 for if the tax rate in

 

your area is 8.9%. MM255 Business Math and Statistical Measures

 

b) Find the marked price and tax for an $10 beer at the local football stadium, where the sales

 

tax rate is 9.25%. Question 4: (5 Points)

 

Research the excise tax for gasoline in the state in which you live. For example, a state may

 

have excise taxes of between $0.283 cents per gallon to $0.363 cents per gallon, depending on

 

the county you purchase your gas in. If the current price for a gallon of gas is $2.76, what

 

percentage of each gallon of gas is the excise tax?

 

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