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Promissory Notes

1 .       Mary Ellen makes a simple discount note with a face value of $3,500, a term of 180 days, and a 14% discount rate. Find the discount. Use the Banker's Rule. 

 
 
 
 


2 .       Find the proceeds from the loan in problem 1. 

 
 
 
 


3 .       A discount note of $2,000 with a simple annual discount rate of 14% was made on June 14 and was due on August 14. Find the discount using ordinary time. 

 
 
 
 


4 .       Find the discount on a $2,350 face-value note for six months if the discount rate is 7.2%. 

 
 
 
 


5 .       Find the proceeds on a third party discount note of $3,200 at 8% exact interest and exact time. It was made on March 18 and is due November 13. The note is sold to a bank on June 13 at a discount rate of 14% annually using the banker's rule. Find the proceeds on the note. 

 
 
 
 






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