STOCKS AND BONDS.

131. WHAT is the value of 150 shares of stock, at 25% discount, the par value of a share being $25?

132. Bought stock at 125 and sold it at 114; what do I lose?

per cent.

133. What must I pay for 75 shares of stock at 95%, the par value of a share being $50, and brokerage %?

134. The market value of a certain stock is $35; what is the discount, the par value being $50?

135. Bought stock at 98, and sold it at 103, brokerage in each transaction 4%; what is the gain per cent.?

136. Bought $25000 U. S. bonds at 111, and sold them at 114; how much did I gain, and what is my gain per cent.? 137. On 80 shares of stock, par $100, I paid $175 premium; what was the price of the stock per share?

138. Bought 12 shares of stock at 3% premium, brokerage 4%, for $123.90; what was the par value of a share?

139. When Philadelphia City 6's are selling at 113, what face value can be purchased for $16950?

140. If stock sells at $11, the par being $50, what is the rate of discount?

141. What is the rate of premium on stock selling at $85, par being $25 ?

142. My broker buys me 180 shares of Reading R. R. stock at $13, par $50, brokerage %; what does the stock cost me?

143. 75 shares of stock at 113 were exchanged for 140 shares of another stock; what was the value of the latter per share?

144. What is the face value of stock purchased at 112 for $11250?

145. I send to a broker $17692; part of it he invests in railroad stock at 103, retaining 1% brokerage; with the remainder he purchases 96 shares of bank stock at 98, brokerage 1%. How many shares of railroad stock, par $100, did he buy for me?

TAXES.

146. AT a tax-rate of 21 mills on the dollar, what is the assessed value of a property that pays $125.25 tax?

147. Find the total tax on $10000 at $.015 per dollar, allowing 5% commission to be added for the collector.

148. The expenses of a city are $7500000 per annum, and the assessed valuation of its property $200000000; what must the tax-rate be, allowing 10% of the taxes not to be collected?

149. What is the tax, by the rate fixed in the last example, on property valued at $250000?

150. A tax of $.006 on the dollar produces $300000; what is the assessed valuation of the property?

151. How much tax will a man pay on $12500, if the rates are 13% for city tax, % for State tax, and 1 mill on the dollar as a special tax for the year?

152. A township whose property was assessed at $1000000 wishes to build 3 school-houses, at a cost of $1200 each, the collector's commission being 5%; what must be the rate of taxation?

153. $1367875 is the amount of a tax in a certain town; the rate is 51%, and the expense of collecting is 14%, which is a part of the amount collected; what is the assessed value of the property?

154. What sum must be assessed to raise $100000 and pay the expense of collecting at 3%, the tax-rate being 14% ?

155. The expense of erecting certain public buildings is estimated at $15000000; what must be the annual rate % on an assessed valuation of $300000000, to finish the buildings in 10 years?

156. What is the rate of taxation in a city, when a house assessed at $3000 costs $62.50 for taxes?

157. How much must be the tax-rate in a city, if 21% of the valuation is to be raised, allowing 7% for losses and 21% for the expense of collecting?

DUTIES OR CUSTOMS.

158. WHAT is the duty on 250 hhd. of sugar, each weigh ing 495 lb.; tare 6% of the gross weight; duty 5 ct. per lb.? 159. What is the duty on 1500 bags of Java coffee, each containing 30 lb., tare 5%, at 12 ct. per lb. in currency, gold being quoted at 105?

160. What is the duty on 36 casks of brandy, invoiced at $4.50 per gal.; there being 73 gal. in each cask; the duty $2 per gallon?

161. Paid 30% duty on an invoice of watches; what was the whole cost, if the duty was $1578.25?

162. The duty on some French cloth, at 25%, was $3000; what was the invoice price in francs, at $.193 per franc?

163. The invoice price of English silk was 12 s. 10 d. per yard; what was the number of yards, if the duty at 30% amounted to $2400?

164. If goods invoiced at $8000 pay a duty of $120, what is the rate?

165. If goods invoiced at $100 per ton cost $125 when delivered at the store, what is the rate of duty?

166. What is the duty on 1000 tons of steel rails, worth $80 per ton per invoice, at 25% ad valorem?

167. The duty on 3500 yd. of velvet, invoiced at $3 per yd., was $2520; what was the rate of duty?

168. Paid $320 duty on an importation of goods whose invoice value was $960; what was the rate of duty?

169. On goods invoiced at $10000 the duty was 15%; on others invoiced at $15000 the duty was 25%; the total cost of another invoice, including the duty of 30%, was $12090 what was the whole amount of the duties?

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170. The entire cost, including freight $175 and a duty of 40%, is $10860; what is the amount of the duty?

171. The duty on an invoice of goods is 22%; the expenses are $200 freight and $20 storage; what is the duty, if the entire cost is $3500?

INSURANCE.

172. INSURED goods worth $17800, at 14%; what was the premium?

173. Insured my house for $4000, at 24%; my furniture for $1000, at %; the policies costing $1 each; what was the whole cost?

174. Insured a stock of goods, worth $20000, for & of their value, at 11%; what do I lose in case the goods are lost?

175. Insured of a vessel at 41%; the insurance company reinsured of their risk at 44%; in case of the loss of the vessel, the first company will lose $1289.25 less than the other; what was the value of the vessel?

176. The premium for insuring a vessel, at 5%, is $1200; what is the amount insured?

177. The premium is $120, and the amount insured is $36000; what is the rate per cent.?

178. If I pay 41% a year on the value of a vessel, in what time will the entire value of the vessel be paid away in premiums?

179. A broker accepts a risk at 3%; he reinsures of it at 4%; his remainder of the premium was $30; what was the amount insured?

180. If I insure of a vessel at 51%, at 37%, and the remainder at 41%, what is the average rate?

181. The cost of insuring a house was $228.50; this included $1.50 for the policy, and $2 for the survey; what was the rate, if the house is insured for $18000?

182. A man insured his store at 21%, the premiums to be paid annually. The store was destroyed after he had paid 10 premiums; what was the amount insured, if the net loss to the insurance company was $5000?

183. If the premium is $17.50, rate 31%, what is the value insured?

184. What amount must be insured to cover the cost of a house worth $10000, and the premium of 21% ?

INTEREST.

CASE I.

WHAT is the interest on the following sums at 6%? 185. $1350 for 2 years 9 months and 17 days. 186. $980 for 3 years 5 months and 10 days. 187. $3640 for 5 years 6 months and 12 days. 188. $1880.25 for 4 years and 7 months. 189. $169.165 for 9 months and 18 days. 190. $1000 for 7 years 7 months and 7 days. 191. $476 for 9 years and 23 days.

192. $1400 for 6 years 3 months and 9 days. 193. $1660.75 for 3 years 3 months and 3 days. 194. $80.90 for 4 years 8 months and 19 days. Find the interest on the following sums at 5%:

195. $3000 for 1 year 1 month and 27 days. 196. $4500.50 for 3 years 8 months and 20 days. 197. $185.155 for 5 years 5 months and 25 days. 198. $300.25 for 7 years 8 months and 9 days. 199. $77.875 for 6 years 5 months and 4 days. 200. $10000.50 for 4 years 3 months and 22 days. 201. $333.33 for 3 years 7 months and 16 days. 202. $500 for 2 years 11 months and 5 days. 203. $175.75 for 1 year 9 months and 11 days. 204. $440.10 for 17 months and 24 days. Find the interest on the following sums at 7% : 205. $130.60 for 325 days.

206. $290.93 for 193 days.

207. $666.66 for 2 years 3 months and 10 days. 208. $625.12 for 3 years 4 months and 17 days. 209. $7111.11 for 4 years 5 months and 6 days. 210. $250.14 for 2 years 8 months and 14 days. 211. $700.10 for 1 year 10 months and 12 days. 212. $2200 for 5 years 1 month and 8 days. 213. $180.50 for 2 years 7 months and 11 days. 214. $100 for 6 years 6 months and 18 days.