Your friend, Gerald, has asked you to help him with his bank statement.  He is sure there are some errors and some things just do not make sense to him. Study the bank statement shown below and answer the questions that follow.   •                  The fee for deposits is  R2,00  plus  R1,00  for every  R100,00.   •                  Stop order payments cost  R2,50  regardless of the amount.    •                  Card  purchases  cost  R1,00  regardless  of  the  amount •                  Gerald's biggest expense is his accommodation, he pays rent to S. Yusuf.   Questions 3.4 Use the information regarding the banking fee to find a mistake in the fee column.  Identify the mistake and correct it.     3.5 How much rent does Gerald pay each month?     3.6 The tax of  R2  440  has already been deducted from  Gerald’s salary.  What tax rate (percentage of his total salary)  is he paying towards tax?  Round off your answer to two decimal values.

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Your friend, Gerald, has asked you to help him with his bank statement.  He is sure there are some errors and some things just do not make sense to him. Study the bank statement shown below and answer the questions that follow.

 

•                  The fee for deposits is  R2,00  plus  R1,00  for every  R100,00.  

•                  Stop order payments cost  R2,50  regardless of the amount.   

•                  Card  purchases  cost  R1,00  regardless  of  the  amount

•                  Gerald's biggest expense is his accommodation, he pays rent to S. Yusuf.

 

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3.4

Use the information regarding the banking fee to find a mistake in the fee column.  Identify the mistake and correct it.  

 

3.5

How much rent does Gerald pay each month?  

 

3.6

The tax of  R2  440  has already been deducted from  Gerald’s salary.  What tax rate (percentage of his total salary)  is he paying towards tax?  Round off your answer to two decimal values. 

Mr Gerald Villiers
43 School Street
Cape Town
7700
Date
Details
1/1/09
Opening Balance
3/1/09
Deposit
5/1/09
Payment: Con Cars
5/1/09
Payment: M. van
Vuuren
12/1/09
EFT purchase
26/1/09 Payment: S. Yusuf
28/1/09 Salary
HHH Bank
Your statement: January 2021
Branch Somerset Mall -556903
SWIFT address: SBZA TY 66
Debit
Credit
1 000,00
11 560,00
876,45
2000,00
125,60
2 600,00
Account number: 23456799
fee
Balance
12 783,56
15,00
13 768,56
2,50
12 889,61
2,50
10 887,11
1,00
10 760,51
2,50
8 158,01
19 718,01
Transcribed Image Text:Mr Gerald Villiers 43 School Street Cape Town 7700 Date Details 1/1/09 Opening Balance 3/1/09 Deposit 5/1/09 Payment: Con Cars 5/1/09 Payment: M. van Vuuren 12/1/09 EFT purchase 26/1/09 Payment: S. Yusuf 28/1/09 Salary HHH Bank Your statement: January 2021 Branch Somerset Mall -556903 SWIFT address: SBZA TY 66 Debit Credit 1 000,00 11 560,00 876,45 2000,00 125,60 2 600,00 Account number: 23456799 fee Balance 12 783,56 15,00 13 768,56 2,50 12 889,61 2,50 10 887,11 1,00 10 760,51 2,50 8 158,01 19 718,01
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