A laptop costs $720 paid in full today, or $80 a month for 10 months on the store's payment plan. How much more does the payment plan cost?

A sofa sells for $960 in full. The store's plan takes $150 down plus $75 a month for 12 months. How much extra does the plan cost?

The cash price of a phone is $540. On a carrier plan the same phone costs $30 a month for 20 months. What is the difference between the two total costs?

A refrigerator is $1,150 paid at once. Financed, it takes $250 down and $95 a month for 10 months. How much above the cash price is the financed total?

A tablet costs $330 paid in full. On layaway a shopper pays a $30 setup fee plus $28 a month for 12 months. How much more does layaway cost?

A set of tires costs $250 in cash. Using an easy-access loan, the buyer repays $65 every two weeks for 4 payments. How much more does the loan cost?

Maya has $640 in checking and owes $210 on her credit card. She buys $120 of textbooks with her debit card. What are the two balances afterward?

Jordan has $480 in checking and owes $95 on his credit card. He charges a $150 coat to the credit card. What are the two balances afterward?

Elena is carrying $75 in cash and has $310 in her checking account. She pays $28 in cash for shoes. What are her cash and checking amounts afterward?

Sam has $700 in checking and owes $180 on his credit card. From checking, he pays the whole card balance. What are the two balances afterward?

Priya has $95 in checking and owes $260 on her credit card. Because checking is low, she charges $130 of groceries to the card. What are the two balances afterward?

A credit card charges a 4% fee on a cash advance plus 3% interest on the advance in the first month. On a $500 advance, how much is added in charges that month?

An easy-access lender charges a $45 fee to borrow $300 for two weeks, so $345 is repaid. The fee is what percent of the amount borrowed?

A ticket seller adds a 2.5% surcharge when a customer pays by credit card. The tickets cost $180. How much does the surcharge add to the price?

Withdrawing cash at an out-of-network ATM costs $3.00 charged by the ATM and $1.75 charged by the bank. A student makes 6 such withdrawals in a month. What are her total fees?

A check-cashing store charges 3% of a check's value plus a flat $2.00 fee. What does cashing a $650 paycheck there cost?

Marcus has $520 and wants a $410 sound system. Store A takes $410 today. Store B takes $50 down and $38 a month for 12 months. Which costs less, and by how much?

A repair costs $900. Dana can pay from her $1,200 savings, or take a $900 loan repaid at $115 a month for 9 months. Which choice costs less, and by how much?

Nia owes $600 on a card that adds $12 interest each unpaid month. She can clear it now from $750 savings, or pay it over 5 months. Which costs less, and by how much?

Ana must pay $400 today. Her store adds a 3% fee for credit card payment. A lender offers a $400 loan for a $45 fee. Which method costs less, and by how much?