Investing and borrowing
Choose a subtopic, explore its examples and practise with feedback.
Choose a subtopic.
Explore investing and borrowing for Year 11. Each subtopic has sample questions and worked answers; choose the skill you want to practise.
Investing for interest
Financial institutions, investment types, fees and charges; Simple interest: interest, principal, rate, duration and total return; Compound interest: future/present value, interest earned, compounding frequency and growth graphs
Examples, answers and practiceInvesting in shares
Share-market information and risk; Buying/selling, fixed or percentage brokerage, stated GST and break-even price; Dividend income from rate or amount per share
Examples, answers and practiceReturn on investment
Percentage return relative to initial outlay; Tax on interest/income; Inflation and real growth; compare returns on a common basis
Examples, answers and practiceCosts of borrowing
Credit types, costs and trade-offs; Personal-loan interest, administration and other fees; Borrowing versus saving in a specified model
Examples, answers and practice