1.   If a $5000 piece of equipment looses value at a rate of 5% per year, how much will it be worth after 5 years?
    A. $4279.35 B. $4011.62
    C. $6381.41 D. $3868.90
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  2.   Lance is planning to invest $5000 for a period of 3 years. He has a choice of four different investments. Which of the combinations of interest rates and compounding below will earn the most money?
    A. 7.2%, annually B. 7.1%, monthly
    C. 7%, daily D. 7.125%, quarterly
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  3.   Ricky invested $1000 in an account at 8% interest compounded quarterly. How much money will he have earned on the account after 7 years?
    A. $741.02 B. $1,741.02
    C. $713.82 D. $1,713.82
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  4.   Each year, new computers are built with better technology, making older ones less valuable. If the computers looses value at a rate of 20% per year, how much will a $1500 computer be worth in ten years?
    A. $161.06 B. near $0
    C. $9,287.60 D. $1,200
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  5.   Suppose Tyler sprayed around the house for ants. Which formula would be used to find the number of ants still alive after a certain time if the number of ants was changing exponentially?
    A. cannot be determined from given information B. exponential decay
    C. compound interest D. exponential growth
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