Question 7

7.1 A company bought machinery costing R80 000. Using the reduced balance method the machinery had a book value of R20 000 after 5 years. Calculate the rate of depreciation. (3) 7.2 Calculate the effective interest rate if interest is compounded at 5% p.a., compounded quarterly (3) 7.3 Sipho invested R30 000 for 6 years. … Read more

Question 10

10.1 The circuit below consists of a 6 Ω and 15 Ω resistor connected in parallel and an unknown resistor R, in series. An ammeter, a high-resistance voltmeter,  a closed switch and battery are connected, as shown. The resistance of the  battery and wires can be ignored. The total power dissipated in the parallel part … Read more