Key ANS Real Estate Mathematics

Mathematics Of Real Estate

y An office manager waws paid P1,000 per month plus 1/4 of one percent of all office
sales. In November, she received P2,780. This amount was based on monthly sales of
A.P556,000
B.P712,000
C.P912,000
D.P1,112,000

What investment is necessary for a yield of P500 per month at 6 percent interest?
A.P8,333.33
B.P60,000.00
C.P100,000.00
D.P120,000.00

A 30 acre rectangular parcel has 660 feet on the street side. What is the depth of the
parcel in feet?
A.738.42
B.963.7
C.1240
D.1980

A list price was set to leave the owner with P90,000 after a 6 percent commission was
deducted from the sales price. What was the list price
A.P95,400
B.P95,745
C.P95,905
D.P96,000

Which is the correct formula to determine the interest rate?

A.interest rate = interest earned / principal
B.Interest rate = interest earned x principal x time
C.interest rate = interest earned / time
D.interest rate = interest earned x time

The next monthly interest payment on a loan balance of P17,835 is P132.28. the
interest rate on the loan is what percent?
A.6.478
B.7.4
C.8.9
D.13.48

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On a 70 foot by 70 foot rectangular lot, the side yard building setbacks are 10 feet.
The front yard setback is 25 feet, and the rear setback is 20 feet. What is the
maximum square footage possible for a one story structure?
A.1,000
B.1,200
C.1,250
D.4,900

J purchased 4 lots at $12,000 each and divided them into 6 lots that were sold for
$9,600 each. What was J's [ercentage of profit based on his cost?
A.6%
B.12%
C.20%
D.24%

K purchased a property for P175,000. K wishes to sell the property. If the total selling
costs will equal 11 percent of the sale price, how much will the property have to
appreciate in value for K to break even?
A.P19,612
B.P20,311
C.P21,629
D.P23,730

A mill would be expressed as

A.P.001
B.P.01
C.P.1
D.P1.0

A house purchased four years ago for P50,000 has increased in value by 10 percent
each year since purchase. The house is now worth
A.P66,550
B.P70,000
C.P73,205
D.P90,000

Builder / received a bridge loan for P72,500 at 12 percent interest. If his total interest
costs were P5,075 how many months did it take to pay off the loan.
A.4.5 months
B.6 months

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C.7 months
D.8 months

A property with a gross annual income of P20,000 has a value of P120,000, The only
expense is the 11 percent interest payments on P100,000 straight mortgage. What is
the owners percentage return on equity?
A.16.6%
B.20%
C.22.2%
D.45%

A one acre site has a 40' x 100' building. The building occupies what percentage of
the site?
A..025%
B.2.5%
C.9.2%
D.11.1%

D sold a note to E at .32 percent discount. D received P5,304. What was the amount
due on the note?
A.P1,697
B.P6,800
C.P7,420
D.P7,800

A 50 acre rectangular industrial site fronting on a highway is 1,000 feet deep.

Assuming a sales price of $3,000 per acre, what is the price per front foot?
A.$68.87
B.$74.93
C.$ 150.00
D.$3,4443.52

A fully rented ten unit apartment building has rents of P500 per month. A 10% rent
increase brings a 10% vacancy factor. The gross income
A.remains the same
B.increases 1%
C.increases 9%
D.decreases 1%

A driveway was 1/2 a mile long and was two acres in total area. How wide was the
road
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A.11 feet
B.21 feet
C.33 feet
D.37 feet

A six foot wide sidewalk is to be constructed inside the perimeter (on the lot line) of
two adjacent sides of a 60' x 100' rectangular corner lot. The sidewalk will contain
how many square feet?
A.900
B.924
C.960
D.1,600

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