Business Mathematics

Accountancy, Business, and Management

Name: Date:

Performance Task No. 3

Pay Less to Save More

Smart buying is an important skill that must be developed at an early age. For that reason, this
activity will let the students become mindful of purchasing products or services on a cash or
installment basis.

Learning Standards

Content The learners demonstrate an understanding of key concepts in buying and

Standard selling.

Performance The learners shall be able to analyze and solve problems on important factors
Standards in managing a business; buying products and selling products.

Task Requirement
In fulfilling the task, you will need the following:
● a canvas of prices and payment schemes offered for purchasing an expensive
product of your choice
● a comparison of the amount due for buying an item on a cash and installment basis

Goal
The goal is to be able to think critically and assess the implications of purchasing a product
on a cash or installment basis.

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Role
You are a consumer looking for various purchase options for a particular product. You
want to inform others whether it is better to buy the item on a cash or installment basis.

Audience
The target audience is fellow consumers who are also interested in buying the same item
or product.

Situation
You are part of a community of consumers that provides information on smart buying
options. You are planning to buy an expensive item, and you want to analyze the
implications of buying the product on a cash or installment basis. You intend to share the
result of your analysis with your fellow consumers in the group.

Product
Based on the canvas of prices and installment schemes you gathered, compute the total
interest. Compare it with the amount due if the product is purchased on a cash basis.
Create a short explanation/presentation addressed to fellow consumers informing them of
their options and the implications of buying the product on a cash and installment basis.

Alternative Digital Output

Using Google Sheets, show how to compute the interest earned when a purchase is
made in cash or installment. You may use this template and refer to the example given.

Create a short video blog informing the viewers of their buying options for an
alternative digital presentation. Upload your video to YouTube and set the privacy
options to Unlisted. Send the link to your teacher.

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Standards
The rubric below is a suggested one. Your teacher may modify it based on your needs.
Consult your teacher for the final rubric.

Performance Levels
Criteria Suggested
1 2 3 4 Score
Weight
Beginning Developing Average Advanced
Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency

Accuracy of Less than 75% Only 75-84% of Only 85-94% of 95-100% of the

Computatio of the details of the details of the details of amortization

ns the amortization the amortization the amortization schedule are ×4

schedule are schedule are schedule are correct.
correct. correct. correct.

Authenticity The case used The case used is The case used is The case used is

of Case needs to be inauthentic somewhat authentic and

Used replaced. and does not authentic and excellently

reflect fairly reflects reflects
situations and situations and situations and ×3
scenarios that scenarios that scenarios that
happen in real happen in real happen in real
life. life. life.

Creativity The product The product is The product is The product is

needs somewhat interesting and very
improvement. interesting and makes a interesting and
makes a slightly somewhat makes an ×2
original original original
contribution to contribution to contribution to
the field. the field. the field.

Organizatio The work The task is The task is The task is

n appears presented in an presented in a presented in a

unorganized. It organized neat and very neat, clear,
is hard to know fashion but may organized organized ×1
what be hard to fashion that is fashion that is
information understand. usually easy to easy to
goes together. understand. understand.

Total Possible Score 30

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