Midweek quiz: Costs of life
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/7621092.stm Version 0 of 1. Info Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg wants to boost the basic state pension. Only he doesn't know what it currently is, hazarding a guess of "about ã30 a week". Can you do any better on this and other basics of everyday living? 1.) Multiple Choice Question So what is the weekly state pension for a single person? <ol><li>ã81.45</li><li>ã90.70</li><li>ã102.35</li><li>ã113.65</li></ol> 2.) Multiple Choice Question Newly unemployed bankers will hope they never have to find out first-hand, but what is the weekly Job Seekers Allowance? <ol><li>ã59.15</li><li>ã70.42</li><li>ã86.37</li></ol> 3.) Multiple Choice Question It costs the same to send a letter across a city as it does from one end of the UK to the other. How much is a second-class stamp? <ol><li>24p</li><li>27p</li><li>31p</li></ol> 4.) Multiple Choice Question How much do the parents of an only child receive each week in child benefit? <ol><li>ã9.58</li><li>ã12.72</li><li>ã18.80</li><li>ã25.70</li></ol> 5.) Multiple Choice Question Asking the price of milk is an interview tactic to test a celebrity's grasp on real life. So how much for two pints of semi-skimmed at the supermarket? <ol><li>80p</li><li>85p</li><li>93p</li><li>97p</li></ol> 6.) Multiple Choice Question How much does a prescription cost in England? (It's now free in Wales, and being reduced in Scotland ahead of plans to abolish the charge by 2011.) <ol><li>ã6.00</li><li>ã6.85</li><li>ã7.10</li></ol> 7.) Multiple Choice Question Car tax rates are changing next year in a campaign against gas guzzlers. How much does it cost today to tax a Ford Fiesta 1.2, the UK's top selling car? <ol><li>ã110</li><li>ã120</li><li>ã150</li><li>ã175</li></ol> 8.) Multiple Choice Question With grain prices soaring, it's easy to lose track of how much bread costs. The average price for a loaf of sliced white? <ol><li>ã78</li><li>89p</li><li>ã1</li><li>ã1.19</li></ol> 9.) Multiple Choice Question Students gearing up for freshers' week are paying more than ever before for tertiary education. What is the maximum annual tuition fee a UK university can charge? <ol><li>ã1,200</li><li>ã3,145</li><li>ã5,695</li></ol> Answers <ol><li>It's ã90.70 for a single person and ã145.45 for a couple. Pension credits take the figures even higher.</li><li>It's ã59.15 a week for those over the age of 24. For those aged 16 and 17, it's ã35.65 and ã46.85 for 18 to 24-year-olds.</li><li>It's 27p to send a letter second-class delivery within the UK.</li><li>It's ã18.80 a week, with another ã12.55 for each additional child in the family.</li><li>It's 80p - the current price in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Waitrose.</li><li>It's ã7.10. In Scotland it has recently dropped from ã6.85 to ã5.</li><li>It's ã120 for a car in band F for carbon emissions.</li><li>It's ã1, the average in a band of prices from the Office of National Statistics.</li><li>The maximum is ã3,145 - students are charged according to their parents' income.</li></ol> Your Score 0 - 3 : Head in the clouds 4 - 7 : Check those receipts often? 8 - 10 : Keeping it real For a complete archive of past quizzes and our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, visit the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/default.stm">Magazine page</a> and scroll down. |