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Overdraft ChargesDo you understand how your bank charges you for taking out an overdraft? Try this self marking quiz. |
The daily overdraft fee charged by a major high street bank is different depending on how much you borrow. It could include up to three different amounts added together. Here's how it works:
| Up to £250 | Between £250 and £2000 | Over £2000 | ||
| 0% | + | 16% AER | + | 12% AER |
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This activity is suitable for students of mathematics all around the world. Use the button below to change the currency symbol used to make it more relevant to your students. You may wish to choose an unfamiliar currency to extend your students' experience. |
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InstructionsTry your best to answer the questions above. Type your answers into the boxes provided leaving no spaces. As you work through the exercise regularly click the "check" button. If you have any wrong answers, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help. When you have got all of the questions correct you may want to print out this page and paste it into your exercise book. If you keep your work in an ePortfolio you could take a screen shot of your answers and paste that into your Maths file. |
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Level 1 - Calculating the charges given the size of the overdraft
Level 2 - Problem solving questions about bank overdrafts
Flow Chart Bills - This is a simpler exercise in calculating bills given a flowchart.
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Overdrafts are a short-term way to borrow money up to an arranged limit. They are one of the most expensive ways of borrowing money so should be avoided it at all possible.
If you borrow £500: £500 at 1p for every full £6 (divide 500 by 6 and round down to the nearest whole number) which is 83p
If you borrow £1,600: First £1,250 at 1p for every full £6 which is £2.08; Plus, £350 at 1p for every full £7 which is £0.50 = Daily fee of £2.58.
If you borrow £3,200: First £1,250 at 1p for every full £6 which is £2.08; Plus, £1,250 at 1p for every full £7 which is £1.78; Plus, £700 at 1p for every full £8 which is £0.87 = Daily fee of £4.73.
If an amount is not a whole number of pounds it should be written with two digits after the decimal point.
This system of calculating overdraft charges was introduced by Lloyds Bank UK on 28 January 2018.
If you borrow £200: There will ne no charge.
If you borrow £1000: The first £250 will be free but the rest, £750 will be charged at the rate of 16%. 750 multiplied by 0.16 = £120.
If you borrow £3000: The first £250 will be free but the next £1750 will be charged at the rate of 16% then the last £1000 will be charged at the rate of 12%. 1750 multiplied by 0.16 + 1000 multiplied by 0.12 = £400.
If an amount is not a whole number of pounds it should be written with two digits after the decimal point.
Don't wait until you have finished the exercise before you click on the 'Check' button. Click it often as you work through the questions to see if you are answering them correctly. You can double-click the 'Check' button to make it float at the bottom of your screen.
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