Find the sales tax of a new above ground pool that you pay d

Find the sales tax of a new above ground pool that you pay dollar 10.500 for if the tax rate in your area is 8.9 percentage. Find the marked price and tax for an dollar 11 beer at the local football stadium, where the sales tax rate is 9.5 percentage.

Solution

Here in part a)

REquired sales tax = 8.9% of total area

= 8.9/100 x 10,500= 0.089 x 10500 = 934.5

So total sale tax is $934.5.            Answer

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Part B :

Here sale tax = 9.5% of $11 =0.095 x 11 =1.045

So required sale tax is $1.045

So marked price = cost price + sale tax

= $11 + $1.045 = $12.045

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